2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDolphins Stadium
Lockhart Stadium
2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State +   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette +   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe +   5 – 2     5 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Troy   3 – 4     4 – 7  
  2 – 5     2 – 9  
North Texas   2 – 5     2 – 9  
FIU†   0 – 4     0 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 p.m.at Kansas*
L 19–3040,930
September 87:00 p.m.Oklahoma State*
ESPN2L 3–2316,421
September 177:00 p.m.at Minnesota*
ESPN PlusL 7–4640,709
September 227:30 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
ESPNUL 21–2811,426
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 24 Louisville*
ESPN PlusL 10–6140,219
October 68:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN PlusW 28–1014,208
October 153:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
L 14–3510,117
October 227:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN PlusL 0–3 OT20,367
November 53:15 p.m.at Troy
PPVL 14–2821,053
November 123:00 p.m.North Texas
  • Dolphins Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
W 26–237,939
November 267:00 p.m.at FIU
L 6–5215,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Danny Embick Sr
QB 11 Rusty Smith
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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

  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "2005 Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "2005 Football Schedule". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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