American college football season
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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 8:00 p.m. Wagner * ESPN3 W 7–314,510 September 8 7:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 L 17–3116,227 September 15 7:30 p.m. at No. 7 Georgia * CSS L 20–5692,746 September 22 5:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama * PPV L 7–40101,821 September 29 5:00 p.m. North Texas FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ESPN3 L 14–2013,888 October 13 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe SBN /CSSL 14–3516,782 October 20 3:30 p.m. at South Alabama L 34–37 2OT 17,566 October 27 5:00 p.m. Troy FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL W 34–2711,968 November 3 3:30 p.m. at Navy * CBSSN L 17–2429,326 November 10 12:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky SBN/CSS W 37–2814,185 November 16 8:00 p.m. FIU ESPNU L 24–3415,405 December 1 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL L 21–3511,522
1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 3 0 0 3 Owls 0 0 0 7 7
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 3 14 17 Blue Raiders 0 7 17 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 7 0 6 20 #7 Bulldogs 14 14 21 7 56
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 0 7 7 #1 Crimson Tide 14 16 3 7 40
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 3 7 3 20 Owls 0 0 7 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 0 7 0 14 Warhawks 7 14 7 7 35
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Owls 14 3 7 7 3 0 34 Jaguars 7 7 3 14 3 3 37
1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 17 0 10 27 Owls 14 3 9 8 34
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 10 0 7 17 Midshipmen 0 14 10 0 24
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 14 7 16 37 Hilltoppers 7 7 0 14 28
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 7 13 7 34 Owls 0 10 7 7 24
Louisiana–Lafayette[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 7 35 Owls 14 0 0 7 21
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