American college football season
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[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Florida* | | ESPNU | L 3–41 | 88,708 |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Michigan State* | | ESPN2 | L 0–44 | 70,249 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Auburn* | | FS South | L 14–30 | 82,249 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | | L 34–37 | 26,339 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at North Texas | | Sun Belt Network | L 17–31 | 13,142 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | | | L 0–20 | 29,103 |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| Sun Belt Network | L 14–38 | 16,344 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| | L 21–39 | 15,162 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU | | | L 7–41 | 17,378 |
| November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | | | L 7–34 | 14,342 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB* | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| FSN | W 38–35 | 12,044 |
| December 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | - FAU Stadium
- Boca Raton, FL
| | L 0–26 | 15,171 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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