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.

Record 11-3
Final Result 11-win season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +6.2 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L vs Navy 19-42 L @ Wiscon 14-31 W vs Bethun 45-0 L @ Buffalo 31-34 W vs Midd Ten 38-20 W @ Old Dom 58-28 W vs Nort Tex 69-31 W @ West Ken 42-28 W vs Marshall 30-25 W @ Loui Tec 48-23 W vs Flor Int 52-24 W @ Charlo 31-12 W vs Nort Tex 41-17 W vs Akron 50-3 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2017.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Florida Atlantic 50, Akron 3. A 47-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Florida Atlantic 19, Navy 42. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Florida Atlantic beat Akron 50-3 in the postseason.

"Winning In Paradise"
— Florida Atlantic fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

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.