2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2005 record	2-9 (2-5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Kirk Hoza
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Lockhart Stadium (20,450, grass)

2005 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State +		5	–	2					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette +		5	–	2					6	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe +		5	–	2					5	–	6
FIU		3	–	4					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					4	–	7
Troy		3	–	4					4	–	7
Florida Atlantic		2	–	5					2	–	9
North Texas		2	–	5					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2005 college football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Owls entered the season as a program in transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A for the second year. As per NCAA rule, programs moving up from I-AA to I-A must spend two seasons in transition, thus not being eligible for a postseason bowl berth nor a conference championship.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		L 19-30	40,930
September 8	7:00 pm	Oklahoma State*	Dolphin Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 3-23	16,421
September 17	7:00 pm	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	L 7-46	40,709
September 22	7:30 pm	Louisiana-Monroe	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL	ESPNU	L 21-28	11,426
October 1	12:00 pm	at #24 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN+	L 10-61	40,219
October 6	8:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 28-10	14,208
October 15	3:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 14-35	10,117
October 22	7:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 0-3 OT	20,367
November 5	3:15 pm	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL	PPV	L 14-28	21,053
November 12	3:00 pm	North Texas	Dolphin Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL		W 26-23	7,939
November 26	7:00 pm	at Florida International	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)		L 6-52	15,322
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Awards and honors

All-Sun Belt honors

• First Team All-Sun Belt Conference:
  • Shomari Earls (LB, Sr.)
  • Willie Hughley (CB, Sr.)
• Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference:
  • Danny Embick (QB, Sr.)
  • Jarrid Smith (OL, So.)

External links

• Florida Atlantic University 2005 football archive