List of Florida Atlantic Owls football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Florida Atlantic Owls football team. Representing Florida Atlantic University, the Owls compete in Conference USA in the NCAA Division I. They have played their home games out of FAU Stadium since 2011. Florida Atlantic is currently led by head coach Zach Kittley.

Florida Atlantic began playing football in 2001, initially competing as a Division I-AA (now FCS) independent for three years before joining the rankings of Division I-A (now FBS) as an independent in 2004. While in Division I-AA, the Owls made the playoffs in 2003, advancing to the semifinals before falling to Colgate. In 2005, FAU joined the ranks of the Sun Belt Conference, where they would remain for eight seasons before leaving for Conference USA where they currently compete. The Owls were co-champions of the Sun Belt in 2007, and played in the school's first-ever bowl game, a 44–27 win in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl against Memphis. The following season, FAU qualified for a bowl game again and won the 2008 Motor City Bowl over Central Michigan.

Seasons Legend National Champions † Conference champions ‡ Division champions  ^Bowl game berth/Playoff Result +List of Florida Atlantic Owls football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultTSN/AP PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishFlorida Atlantic Owls 2001 2001 Howard Schnellenberger FCS Independent —46 — — — — 2002 200229 — — — — 2003 2003113 — 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals 4 — 2004 2004 FBS Independent93 — — — — 2005 2005 Sun Belt2925 T–7th — — — 2006 20065743 T–3rd — — — 2007 2007†8561 T–1st† Won 2007 New Orleans Bowl against Memphis Tigers, 44–27  ^ — — 2008 20087643 T–3rd Won 2008 Motor City Bowl against Central Michigan Chippewas, 24–21  ^ — — 2009 20095753 T–3rd — — — 2010 20104835 T–6th — — — 2011 201111108 9th — — — 2012 2012 Carl Pelini3926 T–8th — — — 2013 2013 Carl PeliniBrian Wright C–USA East6644 4th — — — 2014 2014 Charlie Partridge3926 7th — — — 2015 20153935 6th — — — 2016 20163926 7th — — — 2017 2017† Lane Kiffin11380 1st† Won 2017 Boca Raton Bowl against Akron Zips 50–3  ^ — — 2018 20185735 5th — — — 2019 2019† Lane KiffinGlenn Spencer 11371 1st† Won 2019 Boca Raton Bowl against SMU Mustangs 52–28  ^ — — 2020 2020 Willie Taggart5442 T–3rd Lost 2020 Montgomery Bowl against Memphis Tigers, 10–25  ^ — — 2021 20215735 T–5th — — — 2022 2022 —5744 T–4th (no divisions) — — — 2023 2023 Tom Herman American Athletic Conference4835 T–9th (no divisions) — — — 2024 20243917 8th (no divisions) — — — 2025 2025 Zach Kittley4835 T–9th (no divisions) — — —Totals All-time:126–164–0() Conference:72–82–0() — Postseason:6–2()Bowls: 4-1 () — —

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