2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 2–9 2–5 Howard Schnellenberger 5th Gary Nord 1st Pro-style Kirk Hoza 5th 4–3 Dolphins StadiumLockhart Stadium The 2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Owls compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Sun Belt. Florida Atlantic played home games at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida and Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This was the first season in which Florida Atlantic was a member of NCAA Division I-A—now known as the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Owls competed at the NCAA Division I-AA—now known as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)—level for the first four season's of the program's existence. Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 3 3:00 p.m. l y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 19–30 40,930 September 8 7:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma State Dolphins Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2 3–23 16,421 September 17 7:00 p.m. l y y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus 7–46 40,709 September 22 7:30 p.m. l Louisiana–Monroe Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL ESPNU 21–28 11,426 October 1 12:00 p.m. l y y Louisville 24 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN Plus 10–61 40,219 October 6 8:00 p.m. w y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA ESPN Plus 28–10 14,208 October 15 3:00 p.m. l Middle Tennessee Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 14–35 10,117 October 22 7:00 p.m. l y Arkansas State Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN Plus 0–3 OT 20,367 November 5 3:15 p.m. l y Troy Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL PPV 14–28 21,053 November 12 3:00 p.m. w North Texas Dolphins Stadium Miami Gardens, FL 26–23 7,939 November 26 7:00 p.m. l y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL Shula Bowl 6–52 15,322 Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2226/season/2005 ESPN August 17, 2025 2005 Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-atlantic/2005-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 17, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://fausports.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 Florida Atlantic University August 17, 2025 Roster 2005 Florida Atlantic Owls f 5 Sr Danny Embick QB 11 Rusty Smith Rusty Smith (American football) QB y https://fausports.com/sports/football/roster/2005 *Howard Schnellenberger 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.) References Florida Atlantic Category:Florida Atlantic Owls football seasons Florida Atlantic Owls football