Earlier this week, Florida Atlantic (FAU) fired head football coach Tom Herman after going 6-16 over nearly two seasons. Here is a look at the Florida Atlantic Owls
football program since 2008 (the
first year that in which I have data for the model).
This time period only covers the last four seasons of head football
coach Howard Schnellenberger (2008-2011), Carl Pelini
(2012-2013), Charlie Partridge (2014-2016), Lane Kiffin (2017-2019), Willie Taggart (2020-2022) and Tom Herman (2023-2024*). After the figure below is a more
detailed look at
the FAU football program during head coach Herman's
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Tom Herman [2023-2024*]
2023
FAU finished the regular season at 4-8, and were bowl ineligible. The Owls
played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that Florida Atlantic's SOS was plus or minus one
standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS. FAU's best win was over #74 ranked South Florida and their worst
loss was to #114 ranked East Carolina (7-22).
Florida Atlantic was the #86 ranked team overall, with the #97 ranked
offense and the #60 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024*
After
a 2-8 start to the 2024 season Herman was fired. Florida Atlantic has currently played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that FAU's SOS was plus or minus one
standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS. Florida Atlantic's best victory was against currently #82 ranked FIU by a score of (38-20) and their
current worst loss was to #128 ranked Temple by a score of (15-18).
Florida Atlantic is currently the #114 ranked team overall, with the #109 ranked
offense and the #108 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024 FBS Head Coach Changes
