2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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.

2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (4–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd as OC, 3rd overall season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLockhart Stadium (20,000, grass)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:30 p.m.at No. 18 Clemson*ESPNUL 6–5478,693
September 97:00 p.m.at Kansas State*L 0–4543,953
September 167:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*L 8–4842,970
September 237:00 p.m.at South Carolina*PPVL 6–4670,860
September 307:00 p.m.at Louisiana-MonroeESPN+W 21–1914,214
October 127:00 p.m.Southern Utah*W 32–76,431
October 187:30 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
ESPN2L 0–69,827
October 284:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 29–08,129
November 43:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeESPN+L 14–3518,712
November 114:00 p.m.Troy
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
L 17–2412,340
November 187:00 p.m.at North TexasESPN+W 17–169,806
November 257:00 p.m.FIUESPN+W 31–09,655

References

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