2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Carl Pelini (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis
Home stadium	FAU Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	Wagner*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN3	W 7–3	14,510
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 17–31	16,227
September 15	7:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CSS	L 20–56	92,746
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 7–40	101,821
September 29	5:00 p.m.	North Texas	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN3	L 14–20	13,888
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	SBN/CSS	L 14–35	16,782
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 34–37 2OT	17,566
October 27	5:00 p.m.	Troy	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		W 34–27	11,968
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 17–24	29,326
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	SBN/CSS	W 37–28	14,185
November 16	8:00 p.m.	FIU	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	ESPNU	L 24–34	15,405
December 1	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 21–35	11,522
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

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