2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2011 record 1–11 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (11th year)
Offensive coordinator Darryl Jackson
Defensive coordinator Kurt Van Valkenburgh
Home stadium FAU Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2011 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Arkansas State †   8 – 0         10 – 3  
WKU   7 – 1         7 – 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   6 – 2         9 – 4  
FIU   5 – 3         8 – 5  
North Texas   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Troy   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Middle Tennessee   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 8         1 – 11  
† – Conference champion
As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls' head coach, Howard Schnellenberger, was in his 11th and final season at the school, as he announced his retirement before the start of the season. The team played its home games at the brand new FAU Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM at #23 Florida* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU L 3–41   88,708
September 10 12:00 PM at #16 Michigan State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN2 L 0–44   70,249
September 24 6:00 PM at Auburn* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL FS South L 14–30   82,249
October 1 7:00 PM at Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA L 34–37   26,339
October 8 7:30 PM at North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX Sun Belt Network L 17–31   13,142
October 15 4:00 PM Western Kentucky FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 0–20   29,103
October 22 8:00 PM Middle Tennessee FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Sun Belt Network L 14–38   16,344
November 5 4:00 PM Arkansas Statedagger FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 21–39   15,162
November 12 6:00 PM at Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) L 7–41   17,378
November 19 3:30 PM at Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL L 7–34   14,342
November 26 7:00 PM UAB* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FSN W 38–35   12,044
December 3 4:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 0–26   15,171
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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