2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDolphins 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

The 2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Owls compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Sun Belt. Florida Atlantic played home games at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida and Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This was the first season in which Florida Atlantic was a member of NCAA Division I-A—now known as the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Owls competed at the NCAA Division I-AA—now known as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)—level for the first four season's of the program's existence.