2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls' head coach, Howard Schnellenberger, was in his 11th and final season at the school, as he announced his retirement before the start of the season. The team played its home games at the brand new FAU Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Jackson (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKurt Van Valkenburgh (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFAU Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 0     10 3  
Western Kentucky   7 1     7 5  
FIU   5 3     8 5  
North Texas   4 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Troy   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   1 2     1 4  
Middle Tennessee   1 7     2 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at No. 23 Florida*ESPNUL 3–4188,708
September 1012:00 p.m.at No. 16 Michigan State*ESPN2L 0–4470,249
September 246:00 p.m.at Auburn*FS SouthL 14–3082,249
October 17:00 p.m.at Louisiana–LafayetteL 34–3726,339
October 87:30 p.m.at North TexasSun Belt NetworkL 17–3113,142
October 154:00 p.m.Western KentuckyL 0–2029,103
October 228:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
Sun Belt NetworkL 14–3816,344
November 54:00 p.m.Arkansas State 
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
L 21–3915,162
November 126:00 p.m.at FIUL 7–4117,378
November 193:30 p.m.at TroyL 7–3414,342
November 267:00 p.m.UAB*
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
FSNW 38–3512,044
December 34:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • FAU Stadium
  • Boca Raton, FL
L 0–2615,171

Roster

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2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 DeAndre Richardson   Jr
WR 4 Paul Moore   Jr
RB 5 Willie Floyd   Sr
QB 7 David Kooi   Jr
RB 8 Xavier Stinson   Jr
TE 9 Nexon Dorvilus   So
QB 10 Stephen Curtis   Fr
QB 14 Graham Wilbert   Jr
QB 16 Nick Bracewell   Fr
WR 19 William Dukes Fr
WR 20 Billy Perez   Fr
RB 21 Tony Moore   Fr
RB 22 Damian Fortner   So
RB 25 Travis Jones   So
RB 28 Antonio Washington Fr
RB 30 Frank Thompson   Fr
RB 30 Avionne Rolle   Sr
RB 32 Alfred Morris   Sr
RB 34 Javaris Giles Fr
RB 35 Julius Cartwright   Fr
WR 39 DeAndre Robinson Fr
FB 40 Chris Jackson   So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Keith Reaser   So
DB 6 Demetrius Williamson   Jr
LB 11 David Hinds Jr
DB 13 Treon Howard   So
LB 15 Randell Johnson   So
DB 18 Tony Rodriguez   Jr
DB 20 D. J. Frye-Smith Fr
DB 23 Winfred Strickland   So
DB 24 Brentley Harstad   Jr
CB 26 Curtis Cross   Sr
DB 27 Marcus Bartels   Sr
S 29 Cortez Ash   Fr
LB 31 Cory Henry So
S 33 David Terrell   Sr
LB 36 Diondre Lewis Fr
S 37 David Lozandier Fr
LB 38 Blake Nehls   Fr
DB 39 Christen Milstead   Fr
LB 41 Tony Walding   Jr
S 42 Burak Kiranlar So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Mickey Groody   Sr
K 38 Vinny Zaccario Jr
LS 54 Tim Raber   Jr
LS 69 Morgan Barnett   Sr
K, P 92 Marcelo Bonani Fr
LS 97 Nelson Arent Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jared Allen (quarterbacks)
  • Joe Corozza (tight ends / special teams)
  • Johnny Frost (defensive ends)
  • Dick Hopkins (secondary)
  • Darryl Jackson (offensive coordinator / wide receivers)
  • Richard Lage (defensive tackles)
  • Dave Serna (running backs)
  • Kurt Van Valkenburgh (assistant head coach / linebackers)
  • Dale Williams (offensive line)
  • Joe Fitzgerald (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Michael Williams (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Brian Remington (co-head strength and conditioning coach)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2016

References

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