2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Florida Atlantic Owls wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2012 record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Wright (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (1st season)
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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  
WKU   4 4     7 6  
Troy   3 5     5 7  
North Texas   3 5     4 8  
Florida Atlantic   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 inelible for conference title or 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 TennesseeESPN3L 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 AlabamaL 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 KentuckySBN/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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[]

Wagner[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 3 0 0 3
Owls 0 0 0 7 7

Middle Tennessee[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 3 14 17
Blue Raiders 0 7 17 7 31

Georgia[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 0 6 20
#7 Bulldogs 14 14 21 7 56

Alabama[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
#1 Crimson Tide 14 16 3 7 40

North Texas[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 7 3 20
Owls 0 0 7 7 14

Louisiana–Monroe[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 0 14
Warhawks 7 14 7 7 35

South Alabama[]

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Owls 14 3 7 730 34
Jaguars 7 7 3 1433 37

Troy[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 17 0 10 27
Owls 14 3 9 8 34

Navy[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 10 0 7 17
Midshipmen 0 14 10 0 24

Western Kentucky[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 14 7 16 37
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 28

FIU[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 13 7 34
Owls 0 10 7 7 24

Louisiana–Lafayette[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 7 35
Owls 14 0 0 7 21

References[]

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