2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2005 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kirk Hoza (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lockhart Stadium

2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State +		5	–	2					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette +		5	–	2					6	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe +		5	–	2					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					4	–	7
Troy		3	–	4					4	–	7
Florida Atlantic		2	–	5					2	–	9
North Texas		2	–	5					2	–	9
FIU†		0	–	4					0	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 19–30	40,930
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 3–23	16,421
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	L 7–46	40,709
September 22	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL	ESPNU	L 21–28	11,426
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN+	L 10–61	40,219
October 6	8:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 28–10	14,208
October 15	3:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 14–35	10,117
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 0–3 OT	20,367
November 5	3:15 p.m.	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	PPV	L 14–28	21,053
November 12	3:00 p.m.	North Texas	Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL		W 26–23	7,939
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)		L 6–52	15,322
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Danny Embick Sr QB 11 Rusty Smith	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Howard Schnellenberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

All-Sun Belt honors

• First Team All-Sun Belt Conference:
  • Shomari Earls (LB, Sr.)
  • Willie Hughley (CB, Sr.)
• Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference:
  • Danny Embick (QB, Sr.)
  • Jarrid Smith (OL, So.)