The 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by Tom Herman in his second year as the head coach. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium, located in Boca Raton, Florida.
After starting 2âÂÂ8 overall and 0âÂÂ6 in conference play, head coach Tom Herman was fired on November 18, 2024. Across parts of two seasons, Herman compiled a 6âÂÂ16 overall record and a 3âÂÂ11 conference mark. Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Chad Lunsford was named the Owls' interim head coach. Lunsford re-hired defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni, whom Herman had fired a week prior. On December 2, Florida Atlantic announced that Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley had been hired as the program's new head coach.