The 2017 season's largest margin: Florida Atlantic 50, Akron 3. A 47-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Ten-Win Year
Florida Atlantic's 2017 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jason DriskelQB2,247 passing yards
- Daniel ParrQB588 passing yards
- Devin SingletaryRB1,920 rushing yards
- Gregory Howell Jr.RB740 rushing yards
- Kerrith Whyte Jr.RB347 rushing yards
- Willie WrightWR657 receiving yards
- Kalib WoodsWR619 receiving yards
- Harrison BryantTE408 receiving yards
- Azeez Al-ShaairLB146 tackles
- Rashad SmithLB99 tackles
- Jalen YoungS77 tackles
- Hunter SnyderDE6 sacks
- Leighton McCarthyLB4.5 sacks
- Jeremiah TaleniDL4 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Florida Atlantic 19, Navy 42. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Florida Atlantic beat Akron 50-3 in the postseason.
"Winning In Paradise"
2017 is a middle chapter for Florida Atlantic — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.