2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–7 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kirk Hoza
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lockhart Stadium (20,000, grass)

2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		6	–	1					8	–	5
Middle Tennessee +		6	–	1					7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		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
+ – Conference co-champions

The 2006 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Owls entered their first season as full members of the Sun Belt Conference. There was a battle for the starting quarterback position between freshman Rusty Smith and junior Sean Clayton. Throughout the season they split playing time.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPNU	L 6–54	78,693
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 0–45	43,953
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 8–48	42,970
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	L 6–46	70,860
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana-Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 21–19	14,214
October 12	7:00 p.m.	Southern Utah*	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 32–7	6,431
October 18	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL	ESPN2	L 0–6	9,827
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 29–0	8,129
November 4	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	L 14–35	18,712
November 11	4:00 p.m.	Troy	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 17–24	12,340
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 17–16	9,806
November 25	7:00 p.m.	FIU	Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl)	ESPN+	W 31–0	9,655
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press All times are in Eastern time