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FLORIDA ATLANTIC FOOTBALL 2014 PRIMARY CONTACT: ASSISTANT AD KATRINA MCCORMACK - E: [email protected]; C: 561-251-5588; O: 561-297-3163 SECONDARY CONTACT: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRANDON GOODWIN - E: [email protected]; C: 561-756-0653 Date Opponent Result TV 08/30 at Nebraska 55-7 Big Ten Game #2 09/06 at Alabama Noon SEC Florida Atlantic Owls (0-1, 0-0) 09/13 vs. Tulsa 7 p.m. FCS Head Coach: Charlie Partridge, Drake ‘95 (0-1, 1st) 09/20 at Wyoming 4 p.m. Mountain West 09/27 vs. UTSA 5 p.m. 10/02 at FIU 7 p.m. FSN No. 2 Alabama (1-0, 0-0) 10/18 vs. WKU Noon Sinclair Head Coach: Nick Saban, Kent State (166-57-1, 18th) 10/25 at Marshall 7 p.m. FCS 11/01 vs. UAB 7 p.m. Sinclair 11/08 at North Texas 7 p.m. FCS 11/22 at MT 7 p.m. Sinclair 11/29 vs. Old Dominion Noon Sinclair 5 Things This Week for the Owls 1. FAU’s #1 Lucky (Charm) Whitehead No. 2 Alabama Sept. 6 - Noon returned threee kickkickss versusversus All-Time Series .............................. 0-1 Nebraska. Thehe sseniorenior taltal-- All-Time Results ......... L 40-7, 9/22/12 lied 105 yardsds and had a career aandnd game high 444 yarder. He alsoso senior linebacker Andrae Kirk had fi ve solos and recorded fi ve four assists while sophomore linebacker Robert receptions forr Relf matched Kirk’s production. ESPN West Palm 106.3 40 yards and 4. The Owls elected captains. This honor was WFTL 850 AM (Broward County) was credited earned by: ............................... Ken LaVicka (pxp) with the Owls’s’ ........................... Kris Bartels (analyst) fi rst scoring reception of Internet .........................fausports.com the 2014 season. SEC Network Andrae Kirk D’Joun Alex Tony ....................................Davi Neal (pxp) 2. The Owls will open the 2014 season fac- 2 time Smith DeLeon Moore ........................... Andre Ware(analyst) ing two teams ranked in the nation’s Top-25: 5. FAU has links to the state of Alabama, none ...................... Lara Rutledge (sideline) Nebraska and then Alabama. greater than program founder Howard Schnel- lenberger, who began his career at Alabama as an assistant. Assistant coach and wide receiver coach Dan Shula did the same as a graduate assistant TEAM C-USA OVERALL at Alabama. FAU also has played fi ve teams in the EAST DIVISION W L W L state of Alabama: Alabama (0-1), Auburn (0-2), Troy Marshall 0 0 1 0 (2-8), South Alabama (0-1) and UAB (4-1). The only Middle Tennessee 0 0 1 0 Old Dominion 0 0 1 0 state greater UAB 0 0 1 0 is Florida, with Western Kentucky 0 0 1 0 six. FIU 0 0 0 1 3. Three defenders recorded nine tackles Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 1 WEST DIVISION W L W L in the game versus Nebraska. Senior safety UTEP 0 0 1 0 Damian Parms had eight solo and one assist, UTSA 0 0 1 0 Louisiana Tech 0 0 0 1 North Texas 0 0 0 1 Rice 0 0 0 1 Southern Miss 0 0 0 1 2014 Statistical Leaders The Call Comes From the Field? Drew his fi rst start of the season versus Alabama. First drive of the game was a scoring drive. was 6-for 12 with 34 yards. Also had 19 yards on the ground. Charlie Roc Partridge Brian Wright Bellantioni Offensive Coordinator/QB Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/LB Youngest Head Coaches Pronouncation Guide PJ Fleck (Western Michigan) ..........................33 Senior leader who drew the fi rst start. Had visit Matt Campbell (Toledo) .................................. 34 four carries for three yards. http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-footbl/ Bryan Harsin (Boise State) ............................. 37 mtt/fau-m-footbl-mtt.html Justin Fuente (Memphis) ................................ 37 to hear the names Matt Rhule (Temple) ....................................... 39 Brian Polian (Nevada) .................................... 39 26 Henry BUSSEY ...............................................Bus-ee Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) .........................39 11 TREVON COLEY .............................Tray-von Co-Lee Steve Sarkisian (USC) ......................................40 52 Arthur CROUSE ..............................................Krowse Charlie Partridge (Florida Atlantic) ....................40 66 Dillon DEBOER ..........................................Dah-booer Mark Helfrich (Oregon) .....................................40 84 Alex Deleon ............................................Day-lay-own Matt Wells (Utah State) .................................... 40 32 JARVARIS GILES ......................................Juh-var-us 41 Michael HARROP ...........................................Hair-op Bob Diaco (Connecticut) ...................................41 13 HAKEEM ISHMAR ..........................Ha-Keym Ish-mar Drew the start. Looking for his fi rst catch of 5 MARTESE Jackson ..................... Mar-teese Jackson 12 JAQUEZ Johnson ........................................Jah-quez the season. 3 DJ JUSTE ........................................Dee-Jay Just-EE Owl DBs 45 ANDRAE KIRK ..................................... On-dray Kurk Florida Atlantic defensive- 7 CRE’VON LEBLANC ..................Crave-on Luh-blonk 37 David LOZANDIER ...............................Low-zan-deer backs combine for 65 games 73 Mikingson MARSAILLE ...........Mike-ing-son Mar-say played 13 Andrew MATYK .............................................Matt-ick 18 Christian MILSTEAD ...................................Mill-stead 61 ERIC Minemyer ...........................Air-ick Min-ehmy-ur 89 Derek MOISE ........................................Dare-ick Mois 98 HAIDEN NAGEL ..............................Hay-den Nay-gal Individual Player 29 Sharrod NEASMAN .....................Shu-rod Niece-man Game and Career Highs 90 Shalom Ogbonda ...................Shall-ohm Og-bon-dah Senior leader who was one of three to 60 Nate OZDEMIR ...................................Ohz-duh-meer updated at have a team leading nine tackles. 79 SIFFO PIERRE ............................................Sifo-P-air 43 Robert RELF .....................................................Rail F www.fausports.com FBS Coaches from Florida High Schools Name University Position High School Charlie Partridge Florida Atlantic Head Coach Plantation HS (Plantation) Dan Shula Florida Atlantic WR St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale Corey Bell Florida Atlantic Secondary American (Miami) Roger Harriott Florida Atlantic RB St. Thomas Aquinas (Pembrooke Pines) Mark Richt Georgia Head Coach Boca Raton HS (Boca Raton) Rick Smith East Carolina Def. Coord./DBs Rickards HS (Tallahassee) Torrian Gray Virginia Tech Def. Secondary Kathleen HS (Lakeland) Herb Haygood Eastern MI WR Sarasota HS (Sarasota) Tallied fi ve tackles, all solo and a pass Odell Haggins Florida State Assoc. HC/DT Bartow HS (Bartow) break-up. Charley Wiles Virginia Tech DL Deland HS (Deland) Mario Cristobal Alabama Asst. HC/OL Columbus (Miami) Willie Martinez Tennessee Asst. HC/Def. Sec. Hollywood Hills (Hollywood) Randy Shannon Arkansas Sr. Assoc. HC/LB Miami Norland HS (Miami) Charles Clark Colorado Secondary Clay HS (Green Cove Springs) Cheston Blackshear Nevada TE Ed White HS (Jacksonville) Chad Scott Kentucky RB Plant City HS (Plant City) Thad Ward NIU WR Tallahassee Godby (Tallahassee) Kelton Copeland NIU RB Miami Southridge (Miami) Head Coach Charlie Partridge (0-1, 0-0) Prior to Arkansas, Partridge spent fi ve and CBSSports.com, Watt was named Lott seasons at Wisconsin where he helped the IMPACT Defensive Player of the Week three Badgers win three-straight Big Ten champion- times during the season. He was selected ships and to become the fi rst Big Ten team 11th overall by the Houston Texans in the to play in three-straight Rose Bowls since 2011 NFL Draft, the highest for a Wisconsin Michigan following the 1976-78 seasons. defensive player since 1992. Before the 2011 season, he was promoted to In 2009, the UW defensive line exceeded associate head coach, co-defensive coor- all expectations after losing three senior dinator and defensive line coach after three starters from the prior year. The headliner of seasons as the Badgers’ defensive line and the group was senior defensive end O’Brien specialists coach. Schofi eld, who ranked second in the country In 2012, Wisconsin led the Big Ten and with 24.5 tackles for loss, the second-highest ranked third in the NCAA with a three-and-out total in school history. He also tied for seventh percentage of 41.72, and the Badgers’ 5.23 in the country and third in school history with three and outs per game topped the Big Ten 12.0 sacks, while Watt pitched in with 15.5 Charlie Partridge was named Florida and was fourth in the country. The Badgers’ tackles for loss. The duo’s 40.0 combined Atlantic University’s Head Football Coach defense was 13th in the NCAA in total de- tackles for loss were the most by a pair of on December 17, 2013 becoming just the fense and tied for 19th in the country in scor- teammates in the country in 2009. fourth person to hold that title, since the ing defense. Wisconsin also ranked 21st in The defensive line also was instrumental program’s inception in 2001. Partridge, a the nation in third-down conversion defense in transforming Wisconsin’s rush defense into south Florida native, returned home to lead in addition to being third in the conference in one of the best in school history. The Badgers a program that completed its fi rst season as sacks and 21st in the NCAA in rush defense led the Big Ten and ranked fi fth in the country a member of Conference USA and became and pass effi ciency defense and 23rd in the in rushing defense, allowing just 88.2 yards eligible for a bowl game in 2013. country in pass defense. per game on the ground, the second-best Partridge came to FAU after a one- The Badgers also produced two of the season average in school history. Wisconsin year stint at the University of Arkansas top nine sack artists in the conference, with held each of its last 10 opponents to less where he coached three different defensive defensive end Brendan Kelly tied for seventh than 100 yards rushing, the longest streak in linemen to all-conference honors. Defen- with an average of 0.45 sacks per game and the country and the longest streak in school sive ends Chris Smith and Trey Flowers defensive end Tyler Dippel’s 0.42 per-game history.