2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
| 2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (4–3 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Nord (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Kirk Hoza (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Lockhart Stadium Dolphin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Owls compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt. Florida Atlantic played home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Clemson* | ESPNU | L 6–54 | 78,693 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas State* | L 0–45 | 43,953 | ||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | L 8–48 | 42,970 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | PPV | L 6–46 | 70,860 | |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN Plus | W 21–19 | 14,214 | |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | W 32–7 | 6,431 | ||
| October 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN2 | L 0–6 | 9,827 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| W 29–0 | 8,129 | |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN Plus | L 14–35 | 18,712 | |
| November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy |
| L 17–24 | 12,340 | |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Texas | ESPN Plus | W 17–16 | 9,806 | |
| November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | FIU | ESPN Plus | W 31–0 | 9,655 | |
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References
- ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ "2006 Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved August 17, 2025.