2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 American)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrett Dewhurst (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumFlagler Credit Union Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 1     11 3  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 1     11 2  
Navy   7 1     10 2  
South Florida   6 2     9 4  
East Carolina   6 2     8 4  
Memphis   4 4     8 5  
Army   4 4     6 6  
UTSA   4 4     6 6  
Temple   3 5     5 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     4 8  
Rice   2 6     5 7  
UAB   2 6     4 8  
Tulsa   1 7     4 8  
Charlotte   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 24, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Zach Kittley, the Owls played home games at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.at Maryland*BTNL 7–3935,067
September 66:00 p.m.Florida A&M*ESPN+W 56–1421,029
September 136:00 p.m.at FIU*ESPN+L 28–3817,638
September 277:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Flagler Credit Union Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN2L 26–5517,733
October 47:00 p.m.at RiceESPN+W 27–2122,999
October 116:00 p.m.UAB
  • Flagler Credit Union Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+W 53–3320,052
October 187:30 p.m.at No. 19 South FloridaESPNUL 13–4845,169
October 253:30 p.m.at NavyCBSSNL 32–4232,175
November 83:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Flagler Credit Union Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+W 40–2116,170
November 154:00 p.m.at TulaneESPN+L 24–3530,000
November 223:00 p.m.UConn*
  • Flagler Credit Union Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+L 45–4816,306
November 2912:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Flagler Credit Union Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+L 3–4214,712

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Game summaries

at Maryland

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Maryland Terrapins (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 0 007
Terrapins 7 26 6039

at SECU StadiumCollege Park, Maryland

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 35,067
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Michaella Chester (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:38) MD – Daniel Wingate 20-yard interception return, Sean O'Haire kick (Maryland 7–0)
  • (4:59) FAU – Asaad Waseem 27-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:32; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:01) MD – Sean O'Haire 49-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:29; Maryland 10–7)
  • (10:42) MD – Team safety (Maryland 12–7)
  • (7:51) MD – Shaleak Knotts 29-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:51; Maryland 19–7)
  • (3:17) MD – Kaleb Webb 29-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:05; Maryland 26–7)
  • (0:37) MD – Dorian Fleming 9-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:14; Maryland 33–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:13) MD – Sean O'Haire 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:43; Maryland 36–7)
  • (8:30) MD – Sean O'Haire 42-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:32; Maryland 39–7)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics FAU MD
First downs 23 22
Plays–yards 98–354 77–380
Rushes–yards 32–77 30–112
Passing yards 277 268
Passing: comp–att–int 36–62–6 28–47–0
Turnovers 6 0
Time of possession 30:26 29:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 30/49, 228 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing Gemari Sands 9 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Easton Messer 15 receptions, 87 yards
Maryland Passing Malik Washington 27/43, 258 yards, 3 TD
Rushing DeJuan Williams 10 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Shaleak Knotts 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Florida A&M (FCS)

Florida A&M Rattlers (FCS) (0–1) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rattlers (FCS) 0 0 7714
Owls 22 17 01756

at Flagler Credit Union StadiumBoca Raton, Florida

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,029
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play) and Patrick Murray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:15) FAU – Dominique Henry 24-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Jackson Lee pass (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:36; Florida Atlantic 8–0)
  • (7:09) FAU – Lawrence Johnson 0-yard blocked punt return, Garrison Smith kick (Florida Atlantic 15–0)
  • (2:37) FAU – Asaad Waseem 12-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36; Florida Atlantic 22–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:17) FAU – Jayshon Platt 14-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:28; Florida Atlantic 29–0)
  • (7:26) FAU – Dominique Henry 3-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:57; Florida Atlantic 36–0)
  • (3:18) FAU – Garrison Smith 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:13; Florida Atlantic 39–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:57) FAMU – Jamar Taylor 27-yard pass from RJ Johnson III, Daniel Porto kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:29; Florida Atlantic 39–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:22) FAU – Asaad Waseem 0-yard fumble recovery, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:48; Florida Atlantic 46–7)
  • (10:23) FAMU – Jordan Edwards 65-yard pass from RJ Johnson III, Daniel Porto kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Florida Atlantic 46–14)
  • (7:09) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:06; Florida Atlantic 53–14)
  • (3:53) FAU – Garrison Smith 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:29; Florida Atlantic 56–14)
Statistics FAMU FAU
First downs 16 34
Plays–yards 64–297 79–553
Rushes–yards 29–70 34–193
Passing yards 227 360
Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–0 29–45–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida A&M Passing RJ Johnson III 18/28, 222 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Thad Franklin Jr. 11 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Jordan Edwards 2 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 27/39, 309 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Gemari Sands 10 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Easton Messer 4 receptions, 62 yards

at FIU

Florida Atlantic Owls (1–1) at FIU Panthers (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 14 0728
Panthers 7 10 21038

at Pitbull StadiumMiami, Florida

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,638
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Steve Goldstein (play-by-play) and Kim Bokamper (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:43) FIU – Kejon Owens 4-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:24; FIU 7–0)
  • (3:43) FAU – Caden Veltkamp 10-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) FIU – Kejon Owens 1-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:33; FIU 14–7)
  • (9:36) FAU – Easton Messer 23-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:16; Tied 14–14)
  • (3:32) FIU – Robert Czeremcha 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:50; FIU 17–14)
  • (0:57) FAU – Xavier Terrell 32-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Florida Atlantic 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:31) FIU – Keyone Jenkins 4-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; FIU 24–21)
  • (9:04) FIU – Alex Perry 26-yard pass from Keyone Jenkins, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:11; FIU 31–21)
  • (4:55) FIU – Anthony Carrie 1-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:39; FIU 38–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:45) FAU – Jarvis Johnson 4-yard blocked punt return, Garrison Smith kick (FIU 38–28)
Statistics FAU FIU
First downs 24 17
Plays–yards 82–478 64–408
Rushes–yards 31–135 40–224
Passing yards 343 184
Passing: comp–att–int 33–51–3 18–24–0
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 26:05 33:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 33/50, 343 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Gemari Sands 14 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Jayshon Platt 5 receptions, 90 yards
FIU Passing Keyone Jenkins 18/24, 184 yards, TD
Rushing Kejon Owens 19 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Maguire Anderson 5 receptions, 81 yards

Memphis

Memphis Tigers (4–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 10 7 73155
Owls 7 9 3726

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,733
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:42) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Memphis 7–0)
  • (9:10) FAU – Caden Veltkamp 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 52-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 6:02; Memphis 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:44) FAU – Jayshon Platt 10-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:37; Florida Atlantic 13–10)
  • (2:18) FAU – Garrison Smith 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:42; Florida Atlantic 16–10)
  • (0:22) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Memphis 17–16)
Third quarter
  • (9:57) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 90-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:34; Memphis 24–16)
  • (4:29) FAU – Garrison Smith 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:52; Memphis 24–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:55) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 18-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:34; Memphis 31–19)
  • (10:20) FAU – Xavier Terrell 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:59; Memphis 31–26)
  • (9:32) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 73-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Memphis 38–26)
  • (4:54) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:17; Memphis 41–26)
  • (2:02) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:05; Memphis 48–26)
  • (1:04) MEM – Brendon Lewis 15-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:51; Memphis 55–26)
Statistics MEM FAU
First downs 24 19
Plays–yards 65–487 80–397
Rushes–yards 46–291 29–75
Passing yards 196 322
Passing: comp–att–int 13–19–0 32–51–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:05 28:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 13/19, 196 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Greg Desrosiers Jr. 19 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 31/50, 318 yards
Rushing Caden Veltkamp 8 carries, 28 yards, TD
Receiving Easton Messer 9 receptions, 131 yards

at Rice

Florida Atlantic Owls (1–3) at Rice Owls (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida Atlantic Owls 14 3 7327
Rice Owls 7 0 7721

at Rice StadiumHouston, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,999
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst), and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:34) RICE – Quinton Jackson 68-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Rice 7–0)
  • (11:23) FAU – Michael Kirch 30-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:57) FAU – Asaad Waseem 38-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:55; Florida Atlantic 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (4:36) FAU – Garrison Smith 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:08; Florida Atlantic 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:44) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 46-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:39; Florida Atlantic 17–14)
  • (1:50) FAU – Michael Kirch 2-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:54; Florida Atlantic 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:03) FAU – Garrison Smith 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:33; Florida Atlantic 27–14)
  • (3:19) RICE – Chase Jenkins 2-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Florida Atlantic 27–21)
Statistics FAU RICE
First downs 20 18
Plays–yards 66–393 65–350
Rushes–yards 33–103 48–213
Passing yards 290 137
Passing: comp–att–int 23–33–1 12–17–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 23/33, 290 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Xavier Terrell 20 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Easton Messer 11 receptions, 110 yards
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 12/17, 137 yards, TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 19 carries, 128 yards, TD
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

UAB

UAB Blazers (2–3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 0 14 16333
Owls 21 14 15353

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,052
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:07) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 13-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:12; Florida Atlantic 7–0)
  • (5:17) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 2-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:46; Florida Atlantic 14–0)
  • (0:27) FAU – Jayshon Platt 48-yard pass from Easton Messer, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:34; Florida Atlantic 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:04) FAU – Jabari Smith 37-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:41; Florida Atlantic 28–0)
  • (5:47) UAB – Solomon Beebe 14-yard run, run failed (Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:11; Florida Atlantic 28–6)
  • (3:15) UAB – Solomon Beebe 13-yard run, Iverson Hooks pass (Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 2:19; Florida Atlantic 28–14)
  • (1:29) FAU – Dominique Henry 43-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Florida Atlantic 35–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:40) FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:12; Florida Atlantic 42–14)
  • (7:31) UAB – Nate Rogers 11-yard run, Ryder Burton run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; Florida Atlantic 42–22)
  • (4:44) FAU – Asaad Waseem 29-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Asaad Waseem pass (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43; Florida Atlantic 50–22)
  • (1:53) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 3-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Solomon Beebe run (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Florida Atlantic 50–30)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:05) UAB – Jonah Delange 45-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 6:50; Florida Atlantic 50–33)
  • (1:57) FAU – Garrison Smith 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:08; Florida Atlantic 53–33)
Statistics UAB FAU
First downs 19 24
Plays–yards 69–329 62–494
Rushes–yards 28–68 31–149
Passing yards 261 345
Passing: comp–att–int 29–41–0 21–31–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 35:13 24:47
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Jalen Kitna 29/41, 261 yards, TD
Rushing Solomon Beebe 4 carries, 34 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Solomon Beebe 6 receptions, 63 yards
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 20/30, 297 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Kaden Shields-Dutton 15 carries, 77 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Asaad Waseem 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD

at No. 19 South Florida

Florida Atlantic Owls (3–3) at No. 19 South Florida Bulls (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 3 3 7013
No. 19 Bulls 7 14 101748

at Raymond James StadiumTampa, Florida

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,169
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:46) USF – Byrum Brown 22-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; South Florida 7–0)
  • (5:53) FAU – Garrison Smith 45-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 5:48; South Florida 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:00) USF – Jonathan Echols 19-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; South Florida 14–3)
  • (9:40) USF – Cole Skinner 1-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:17; South Florida 21–3)
  • (0:00) FAU – Garrison Smith 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 4:28; South Florida 21–6)
Third quarter
  • (12:12) FAU – Michael Kirch 3-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; South Florida 21–13)
  • (8:20) USF – Nico Gramatica 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:27; South Florida 24–13)
  • (4:10) USF – Wyatt Sullivan 24-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:00; South Florida 31–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:39) USF – Jeremiah Koger 60-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 1:31; South Florida 38–13)
  • (9:05) USF – Nykahi Davenport 2-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:04; South Florida 45–13)
  • (2:50) USF – Nico Gramatica 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 21 yards, 5:08; South Florida 48–13)
Statistics FAU USF
First downs 25 26
Plays–yards 88–312 76–522
Rushes–yards 30–23 51–259
Passing yards 289 263
Passing: comp–att–int 41–58–1 15–25–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:26 28:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 35/50, 244 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kaden Shields-Dutton 7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Asaad Waseem 8 receptions, 56 yards
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 14/24, 256 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Byrum Brown 14 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Koger 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD

at Navy

Florida Atlantic Owls (3–4) at Navy Midshipmen (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 10 3 01932
Midshipmen 14 7 02142

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 32,175
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • FAU – Jayshon Platt 43-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith kick), 12:17. Owls 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:43.
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 7-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 7:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:33.
  • NAVY – Braxton Woodson 16-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 6:16. Midshipmen 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:45.
  • FAU – Garrison Smith 30-yard field goal, 2:35. Midshipmen 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35.
Second quarter
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 7-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 11:45. Midshipmen 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:50.
  • FAU – Garrison Smith 38-yard field goal, 7:37. Midshipmen 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:04.
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • NAVY – Alex Tecza 1-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 13:47. Midshipmen 28–13. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13.
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 19-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 9:40. Midshipmen 35–13. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 2:09.
  • FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 5-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (pass failed), 5:38. Midshipmen 35–19. Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 3:57.
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 31-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 5:29. Midshipmen 42–19. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09.
  • FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 4-yard pass from Zach Gibson (pass failed), 2:00. Midshipmen 42–25. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 3:29.
  • FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 9-yard pass from Zach Gibson (Garrison Smith kick), 1:10. Midshipmen 42–32. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:49.
Statistics FAU NAVY
First downs 23 26
Plays–yards 81–450 69–503
Rushes–yards 26–69 56–397
Passing yards 381 106
Passing: comp–att–int 34–55–1 9–13–0
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 25/41, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Gemari Sands 7 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Jayshon Platt 5 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/12, 83 yards
Rushing Blake Horvath 21 carries, 174 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Brandon Chatman 5 receptions, 43 yards

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–6) at Florida Atlantic Owls (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): A.J. Ricketts (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TLSA FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tulane

Florida Atlantic Owls (4–5) at Tulane Green Wave (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Green Wave - - --0

at Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FAU TULN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving

UConn

UConn Huskies (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): A.J. Ricketts (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst) and Savanna Collins (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CONN FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UConn Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving

East Carolina

East Carolina Pirates (7-4) at Florida Atlantic Owls (4-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): A.J. Ricketts (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Zeke Moore TE Boston College
Luke Whiting LS Georgia Tech
Tyriq Starks QB Jackson State
Kam Bell TE Jacksonville State
Caleb Coombs WR Jacksonville State
Morgan Suarez K James Madison
Chrisdasson Saint-Jean OT Kennesaw State
Jordan Church OL Louisville
Fabian Scott S Mercer
Carter Davis K Miami (FL)
Antonio Smith S Missouri State
EJ Horton WR Purdue
CJ Campbell Jr. RB Rutgers
August Salvati EDGE San Diego State
Brayden Ramey OT South Alabama
Jacob Merrifield DL South Florida
Wyatt Sullivan TE South Florida
Jah Miller CB Texas Southern
Nick Salmon P Texas State
Robert Hammond III K Toledo
Omari Hayes WR Tulane
Zuberi Mobley RB Tulane
Cam Fancher QB UCF
Elijah Brown TE UCF
Phillip Dunnam S UCF
Jayden Williams CB UCF
Logic Hudgens CB UT Rio Grande Valley
Leon Washington WR Valdosta State
CJ Heard S Vanderbilt
Chisom Ifeanyi EDGE Wyoming
Jayden George QB Unknown
Curtis Janvier S Unknown
Ethan Proffitt IOL Unknown
Marvin Alexander WR Unknown
Loren Ward DL Unknown
Richard Thomas DL Unknown
Jayshon Platt WR Withdrawn
Daughtry Richardson OL Withdrawn
Alex Atcavage OL Withdrawn
Kasen Weisman QB Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Garrison Smith K Akron
Khmari Johnson LB Austin Peay
Earl Miller Jr. DL Bethune–Cookman
Naejuan Barber DL Coastal Carolina
Asaad Waseem WR Colorado
Ben Corniello DL Columbia
Jackson Lee LS FIU
Zach Gibson QB Georgia State
Enyce Sledge DL Illinois
Vince Fiacable OL Indiana
Damarius McGhee CB Kansas
Jayden Sweeney S Liberty
Madden Sanker OL Louisville
Leon Hart Jr. LB Marshall
Tyler Stolsky LB Minnesota
Chris Keys Jr. S Mississippi State
Joe Moore EDGE Missouri
CJ Doggette DL Ohio
Derrick Rogers Jr. DB Purdue
Tycoolhill Luman DE Rutgers
Tyclean Luman DE Rutgers
Reid Mikeska TE South Carolina
Chenellson Exume DL South Florida
Loren Hall S Southeastern Louisiana
Qae'shon Sapp IOL SMU
MJ Hinson CB Texas Southern
Quincy Brown WR Texas State
Mike Kirch TE Thomas More
Deshaun Batiste EDGE Tulane
Damien Alford WR Utah
Martavious Collins TE UTEP
Terez Reid CB UTEP
Dillion Williams CB UTEP
JR Wilson WR Virginia
Antonio Robinson Jr. DB Wake Forest
Carson Osmus OT Washington State
Caden Veltkamp QB Western Kentucky
Easton Messer WR Western Kentucky

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Coaching staff additions

Name New position Previous team Previous position Source
Zach Kittley Head coach Texas Tech Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks [4]
Brett Dewhurst Defensive coordinator Coastal Carolina Defensive analyst [5]
Tyler Schovanec Special teams Texas Tech Assistant special teams, specialist [5]
DJ McCarthy Wide receivers Bethune–Cookman Assistant head coach/Special teams, tight ends [5]
Jajuan Dulaney Tight ends UTEP Tight end, Offensive recruiting coordinator [5]
Stephen Hamby Offensive line Texas Tech Offensive line [5]
Devin Santana Defensive line Miami Assistant defensive line [5]
Aaron Schwanz Inside linebackers Georgia Southern Linebackers [5]

References

  1. ^ "2025 Florida Atlantic Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "Florida Atlantic Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  3. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  4. ^ "Zach Kittley Named Hagerty Family Head Football Coach". fausports. December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Kittley Finalizes First Additions to Football Coaching Staff". fausports. January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.