2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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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
Western Kentucky		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 ineligible for the conference title or a 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

August 318:00 p.m.Wagner*

• FAU Stadium
• Boca Raton, FL

ESPN3W 7–3 14,510 September 87:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee

• Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
• Murfreesboro, TN

ESPN3L 17–31 16,227 September 157:30 p.m.at No. 7 Georgia*

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

CSSL 20–56 92,746 September 225:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama*

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

PPVL 7–40 101,821 September 295:00 p.m.North Texas

• FAU Stadium
• Boca Raton, FL

ESPN3L 14–20 13,888 October 137:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

SBN/CSSL 14–35 16,782 October 203:30 p.m.at South Alabama

• Ladd-Peebles Stadium
• Mobile, AL

L 34–37 ^2OT17,566 October 275:00 p.m.Troy

• FAU Stadium
• Boca Raton, FL

W 34–27 11,968 November 33:30 p.m.at Navy*

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

CBSSNL 17–24 29,326 November 1012:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky

• Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium
• Bowling Green, KY

SBN/CSSW 37–28 14,185 November 168:00 p.m.FIU

• FAU Stadium
• Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)

ESPNUL 24–34 15,405 December 13:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette

• FAU Stadium
• Boca Raton, FL

L 21–35 11,522

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

Wagner

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

See also: 2012 Wagner Seahawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Middle Tennessee

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

See also: 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2011	MTSU, 38–14

Georgia

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

See also: 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Alabama

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

See also: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Texas

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

See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2011	UNT, 31–17

Louisiana–Monroe

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

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2011	ULM, 26–0

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Owls	14	3	7	7	3	0	34
Jaguars	7	7	3	14	3	3	37

See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Troy

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

See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2011	TROY, 34–7

Navy

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

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Western Kentucky

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

See also: 2012 WKU Hilltoppers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2011	WKU, 20–0

FIU

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

See also: 2012 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2	2011	FIU, 41–7

Louisiana–Lafayette

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

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2011	ULL, 37–34