# 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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 StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN3 | W 7–3 | 14,510 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | L 17–31 | 16,227 |
| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | CSS | L 20–56 | 92,746 |
| September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | PPV | L 7–40 | 101,821 |
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | North Texas | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN3 | L 14–20 | 13,888 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | SBN/CSS | L 14–35 | 16,782 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd-Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | | L 34–37 $^{2OT}$ | 17,566 |
| October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Troy | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | | W 34–27 | 11,968 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 17–24 | 29,326 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | SBN/CSS | W 37–28 | 14,185 |
| November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | FIU | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | ESPNU | L 24–34 | 15,405 |
| December 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | | L 21–35 | 11,522 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 31 |

### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| #7 Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #1 Crimson Tide | 14 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### 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 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Owls | 14 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 34 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Owls | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
The Owls were defeated by FIU in the Shula Bowl.

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Owls | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |