2004 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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2004 Florida Atlantic Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Seiple (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (4th season)
Home stadium Lockhart Stadium
(20,450, grass)
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Florida Atlantic    9 3  
Southeastern Louisiana    7 4  
FIU    3 7  
Savannah State    2 8  

The 2004 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 412:05 a.m.at Hawaii PPV W 35–28 OT39,390
September 117:00 p.m.at North Texas W 20–1315,803
September 183:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee PPVW 27–2013,348 [1]
October 91:30 p.m.at Texas State FSN W 20–138,314 [2]
October 164:00 p.m.at Northern Colorado CSTV W 39–246,481
October 234:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe L 13–1712,557
October 304:00 p.m.at Florida A&M CSS W 38–813,436
November 63:30 p.m.at Troy L 6–2420,515
November 134:00 p.m. New Mexico State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
L 7–3511,628
November 204:00 p.m. Illinois State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 28–08,296 [3]
November 274:00 p.m. Edward Waters
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 49–155,178
December 44:00 p.m.vs. FIU W 17–1016,262

Game summaries

At Hawaii

Game One: Florida Atlantic at Hawaii
Period1234OTTotal
Owls01099735
Rainbow Warriors77140028

at Aloha StadiumHonolulu, Hawaii

Game information

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