Florida Atlantic at Charlotte - 2021 Matchup Preview

Florida Atlantic Owls at Charlotte 49ers

Thursday, October 21st 2021 (7:30 PM EDT)
Florida Atlantic -6.5 (58.0)
Florida Atlantic 38 - Charlotte: 9 (Conference USA)

Owls (5 - 7) (4 - 7 - 1)
Coach Willie Taggart (7 - 5)
Avg Score : 30 - 36 (22 - 37 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

FAU coming off BYE
CHAR coming off BYE
Our Line: -2 (SP+ FAU -8.5)
Projected Score: FAU: 31 - CHAR: 26 (57)
FAU Win prob: 68% | Cover: 48%
FAU Travel: 618 miles

49ers (5 - 7) (5 - 6 - 1)
Coach Will Healy (11 - 11)
Avg Score : 14 - 36 (17 - 36 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
FAU Players
CHAR Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Florida Atlantic's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Florida Atlantic at Florida	+23.5	51.5	L 14 - 35	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern	-6.5	48.5	W 38 - 6	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Florida Atlantic vs Fordham	-31.0	51.5	W 45 - 14	O	N
Sat 9/25	Florida Atlantic at Air Force	+3.5	54.0	L 7 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/2	Florida Atlantic vs Florida International	-10.5	52.0	W 58 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/9	Florida Atlantic at UAB	+3.5	48.5	L 14 - 31	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21	Florida Atlantic at Charlotte	-6.5	58.0	W 38 - 9	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Florida Atlantic vs UTEP	-11.0	49.0	W 28 - 25	O	N
Sat 11/6	Florida Atlantic vs Marshall	+1.0	58.0	L 13 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/13	Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion	-6.5	48.0	L 16 - 30	U	N
Sat 11/20	Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky	+11.5	64.0	L 17 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/27	Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee	-3.5	49.5	L 17 - 27	U	N

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Predictions for Florida Atlantic's Schedule

Charlotte's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/3	Charlotte vs Duke	+6.0	60.0	W 31 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Charlotte vs Gardner-Webb	-23.0	58.0	W 38 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Charlotte at Georgia State	+4.5	62.5	L 9 - 20	U	N
Fri 9/24	Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee	-2.5	55.5	W 42 - 39	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Charlotte at Illinois	+10.0	54.0	L 14 - 24	U	Y
Fri 10/8	Charlotte at Florida International	-3.5	61.0	W 45 - 33	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21	Charlotte vs Florida Atlantic	+6.5	58.0	L 9 - 38	U	N
Sat 10/30	Charlotte at Western Kentucky	+19.5	71.5	L 13 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/6	Charlotte vs Rice	-6.5	51.5	W 31 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Charlotte at Louisiana Tech	+7.0	58.0	L 32 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/20	Charlotte vs Marshall	+14.0	62.0	L 28 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/27	Charlotte at Old Dominion	+8.5	55.5	L 34 - 56	O	N

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
FAU	.09	39%	29.5	42%	2.86	179	35%	144	3.13	.07	40%	36.3	40%	40%	2.11	38.9	1.2	1.2
CHAR	.15	39%	14.3	37%	2.76	155	42%	223	4.47	.23	48%	36.3	50%	47%	3.98	61.7	1	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
FAU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
CHAR		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
FAU Offense	9	29.5	21.8	39%	3.13	1.2	18	323	179	144	4.5	57%	43%	42%	35%	19%	.09
CHAR Defense	6	36.3	35.7	48.4%	3.98	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	56%	44%	50%	47%	13%	.23

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
FAU Defense	9	36.3	37.2	39.7%	2.11	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	51%	48%	40%	40%	16%	.07
CHAR Offense	6	14.3	17.2	39.4%	4.47	1	20	378	155	223	3.9	52%	48%	37%	42%	20%	.15

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Florida Atlantic	9	28:51	17.8	37%	50%	4.7	38.9	1.2	1.2	6.4	2.8	0	29.2
Charlotte	6	34:17	19.8	41%	58%	7	61.7	1	1.3	3.3	0.8	1	27.4

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
FAU Offense	9	57%	42%	40	178.7	4.5	12	.1	2.86	64%	13%	1.01
CHAR Defense	6	56%	50%	-	-	-	-	.16	3.19	64%	7%	0.92

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
FAU Defense	9	51%	40%	-	-	-	-	.05	3.02	72%	12%	0.93
CHAR Offense	6	52%	37%	39.5	155	3.9	11	.05	2.76	70%	13%	1.08

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
FAU Offense	9	43%	35%	13.6	25.8	144.4	5.6	10.7	8	6	.08	1.6	37%	31%	.23	6%	1.8
CHAR Defense	6	44%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	.33	1.5	27%	37%	.54	6%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
FAU Defense	9	48%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	.1	1.5	33%	31%	.17	5%	1.8
CHAR Offense	6	48%	42%	16.3	29.8	222.8	7.5	13.6	10	2	.25	1.7	34%	26%	.12	7%	2.1

Florida Atlantic's Power Ratings
Florida Atlantic's Power Rating: NR
Florida Atlantic's Offense Rating: NR
Florida Atlantic's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #71
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Florida Atlantic's 2021 Expected Record: -
Florida Atlantic's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -5.2 #92
Florida Atlantic's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.1 #100
Florida Atlantic's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.4 #85

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Florida Atlantic: Charlotte: -4.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Florida Atlantic: -5.2 Charlotte: -13.7

Charlotte's Power Ratings
Charlotte's Power Rating: -4.35 NR
Charlotte's Offense Rating: NR
Charlotte's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #88
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Charlotte's 2021 Expected Record: -
Charlotte's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.7 #115
Charlotte's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.6 #77
Charlotte's Defense SP+ Rating: 41.2 #128

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Florida Atlantic Scoring
Offense: 29.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 21.8
Defense: 36.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 37.2

Florida Atlantic's 2021 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 1
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Florida Atlantic 31
Charlotte 26

Projected Total Points: 57

Charlotte Scoring
Offense: 14.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 17.2
Defense: 36.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 35.7

Charlotte's 2021 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 6 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/23	Florida Atlantic	27	Charlotte	39	Charlotte -3	Charlotte	49.5	Over
2023	10/27	Charlotte	16	Florida Atlantic	38	Florida Atlantic -3.5	Florida Atlantic	45.5	Over
2022	08/27	Florida Atlantic	43	Charlotte	13	Florida Atlantic -7.0	Florida Atlantic	60.0	Under
2021	10/21	Charlotte	9	Florida Atlantic	38	Florida Atlantic -6.5	Florida Atlantic	58.0	Under
2020	10/03	Florida Atlantic	21	Charlotte	17	Florida Atlantic -5	Charlotte	63.0	Under
2019	09/28	Charlotte	27	Florida Atlantic	45	Florida Atlantic -2.5	Florida Atlantic	63.5	Over
2018	11/24	Florida Atlantic	24	Charlotte	27	Florida Atlantic -16.5	Charlotte	54.5	Under
2017	11/25	Charlotte	12	Florida Atlantic	31	Florida Atlantic -24.5	Charlotte	65.0	Under
2016	10/09	Florida Atlantic	23	Charlotte	28	Florida Atlantic -15	Charlotte	62.0	Under
2015	09/26	Charlotte	7	Florida Atlantic	17	Florida Atlantic -9.5	Florida Atlantic	65.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Charlotte	3	5	3 Overs
Florida Atlantic	7	5	7 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	2 - 8	2 - 8	1 - 3	1 - 5
Road Teams	8 - 2	8 - 2	5 - 1	3 - 1

(#) FAU at (#) CHAR

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	FAU	CHAR
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#92	#115
Perf GradeGrade	#88	#119
OffenseOff	#107	#83
DefenseDef	#32	#133
Spec TeamsST	#107	#66
TalentTal	#71	#88
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Florida Atlantic Injury Report

Charlotte Injury Report

Florida Atlantic on Offense


CategoryCat	FAU Off	CHAR Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#107	#133
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#100	#128
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Florida Atlantic Run Game


CategoryCat	FAU Off	CHAR Def
Run GameRun	#110	#131
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#81	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#128

Florida Atlantic Pass Game


CategoryCat	FAU Off	CHAR Def
Pass GamePass	#63	#130
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#99	#130
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Charlotte on Offense


CategoryCat	CHAR Off	FAU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#83	#32
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#77	#85
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Charlotte Run Game


CategoryCat	CHAR Off	FAU Def
Run GameRun	#93	#38
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#107	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#92

Charlotte Pass Game


CategoryCat	CHAR Off	FAU Def
Pass GamePass	#53	#8
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#126	#113
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
CHAR 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg G5

FAU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average G5
'21 Profile: Remains Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Jerry Richardson Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 8
Florida Atlantic 6.5 (58.0)
Florida Atlantic won at Charlotte this year (38-9)

Previous Matchups
Charlotte beat Florida Atlantic in 2024 (39-27)
Florida Atlantic beat Charlotte in 2023 (38-16)

FAU's OC Mike Johnson (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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FAU's DC Mike Stoops (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

CHAR's OC Mark Carney (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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CHAR's DC Brandon Cooper (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD