2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Wright (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
  2 – 6     3 – 9  
FIU   2 – 6     3 – 9  
South Alabama **   1 – 7     2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Carl Pelini and played their home games at FAU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.Wagner*
ESPN3W 7–314,510
September 87:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3L 17–3116,227
September 157:30 p.m.at No. 7 Georgia*
CSSL 20–5692,746
September 225:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama*
PPVL 7–40101,821
September 295:00 p.m.North Texas
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN3L 14–2013,888
October 137:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
SBN/CSSL 14–3516,782
October 203:30 p.m.at South Alabama
L 34–37 2OT17,566
October 275:00 p.m.Troy
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
W 34–2711,968
November 33:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSSNL 17–2429,326
November 1012:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
SBN/CSSW 37–2814,185
November 168:00 p.m.FIU
ESPNUL 24–3415,405
December 13:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
L 21–3511,522

Game summaries

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 3 0 0 3
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2012 Wagner Seahawks football team

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 3 14 17
Blue Raiders 0 7 17 7 31
See also: 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 0 6 20
#7 Bulldogs 14 14 21 7 56
See also: 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
#1 Crimson Tide 14 16 3 7 40
See also: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 7 3 20
Owls 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 0 14
Warhawks 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

South Alabama

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Owls 14 3 7 730 34
Jaguars 7 7 3 1433 37
See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 17 0 10 27
Owls 14 3 9 8 34
See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 10 0 7 17
Midshipmen 0 14 10 0 24
See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 14 7 16 37
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 28
See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 13 7 34
Owls 0 10 7 7 24
See also: 2012 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

The Owls were defeated by FIU in the Shula Bowl.[1]

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 7 35
Owls 14 0 0 7 21
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

References

  1. ^ Neal, David J. (November 18, 2012). "Shula Trophy stays in Panthers' hands". Miami Herald. p. C5. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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