2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football
2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–11 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Daryl Jackson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kurt Van Valkenburgh (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	FAU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Howard Schnellenberger in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at the newly-opened FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Before the season, Schnellenberger announced his retirement at the end of the year.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 3–41	88,708
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 0–44	70,249
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	FS South	L 14–30	82,249
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 34–37	26,339
October 8	7:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Sun Belt Network	L 17–31	13,142
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		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	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)		L 7–41	17,378
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL		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 AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Arkansas State $	8	–	0	10	–	3
Western Kentucky	7	–	1	7	–	5
FIU	5	–	3	8	–	5
North Texas	4	–	4	5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	5	4	–	8
Troy	2	–	6	3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette *	1	–	2	1	–	4
Middle Tennessee	1	–	7	2	–	10
Florida Atlantic	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.