2002 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2002 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Independent
2002 record	2–9
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Home stadium	Pro Player Stadium

2002 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Saint Mary's		0	–	0					6	–	6
FIU		0	–	0					5	–	6
Cal Poly		0	–	0					3	–	8
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					2	–	9
Savannah State		0	–	0					1	–	8
Southern Utah		0	–	0					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 2002 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. The Owls competed in the NCAA's Division I-AA as an independent.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29		at South Florida*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		L 10–51	22,074
September 7		Bethune-Cookman*		Pro Player Stadium • Miami, FL		L 17–30	7,987
September 14		at James Madison*		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		L 13–16	7,982
September 21		at Eastern Kentucky*		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		L 6–22	9,400
October 5		at Nicholls State*		John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		L 22–33	2,811
October 12		Youngstown State*		Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL		L 17–24	6,781
October 26		at Troy*		Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL		L 6–21	12,465
November 2		at Connecticut*		Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 14–61	14,287
November 9		Morris Brown*		Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL		W 34–13	5,965
November 16		at Eastern Illinois*		O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL		L 6–47	3,640
November 23		Florida International*		Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl)		W 31–21	10,224
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.