2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by at the start of the season by second-year head coach Carl Pelini. However Pelini and defensive coordinator Rekstis resigned on October 30 after admitting they were at a local party where pot was served. Brian Wright was promoted and made interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium. This season was the Owls' first as a member of Conference USA in the East Division.

2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Wright
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (first 8 games)
Jovan Dewitt (interim; final 4 games)
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
2013 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina  6 2   10 3  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 5  
Florida Atlantic  4 4   6 6  
UAB  1 7   2 10  
Southern Miss  1 7   1 11  
FIU  1 7   1 11  
West Division
Rice x$  7 1   10 4  
UTSA  6 2   7 5  
North Texas  6 2   9 4  
Tulane  5 3   7 6  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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