2001 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2001 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Seiple (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (1st season)
Home stadium Pro Player Stadium
Seasons
2002  
2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Cal Poly    6 5  
Saint Mary's    6 5  
Samford    5 5  
Charleston Southern    5 6  
Morris Brown    5 6  
Florida Atlantic    4 6  
Liberty    4 7  
Cal State Northridge    3 7  
Savannah State    2 7  
Elon    2 9  
Southern Utah    2 9  

The 2001 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. The Owls competed in the NCAA's Division I-AA as an Independent. This was the inaugural season for the program that Schnellenberger started from scratch in 1998, working out of a trailer and holding practices in local high school gymnasiums.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14:00 p.m. Slippery Rock L 7–4025,632
September 87:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman W 31–287,621
September 15at James Madison Canceled [1]
September 224:00 p.m. Marist
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
W 31–912,559
October 62:00 p.m.at Drake L 7–314,125
October 134:00 p.m. Jacksonville
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
W 35–1210,295
October 204:00 p.m. Saint Mary's
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
L 10–2410,143
October 274:00 p.m. Saint Peter's
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
L 0–199,757
November 31:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb L 19–353,421
November 104:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
L 10–3810,286
November 174:00 p.m. Albany
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
W 27–912,239

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References

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