2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
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2001
The 2001 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2001 college football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, 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
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
September 1 |
Slippery Rock |
Miami, FL |
L 40-7 |
September 8 |
Bethune Cookman |
Daytona Beach, FL |
W 31-28 |
September 22 |
Marist |
Miami, FL |
W 31-9 |
October 6 |
Drake |
Des Monies, IA |
L 31-7 |
October 13 |
Jacksonville |
Miami, FL |
W 35-12 |
October 20 |
St. Mary's |
Miami, FL |
L 24-10 |
October 27 |
St. Peter's |
Miami, FL |
L 19-0 |
November 3 |
Gardner-Webb |
Boiling Springs, NC |
L 35-19 |
November 10 |
Eastern Illinois |
Miami, FL |
L 38-10 |
November 17 |
SUNY-Albany |
Miami, FL |
W 27-9 |
The first-ever snap
2002
The 2002 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2002 college football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, FL. The Owls competed in the NCAA's Division I-AA as an independent.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
August 29 |
Tampa, FL |
L 51-10 |
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September 7 |
Miami, FL |
L 30-17 |
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September 14 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
L 16-13 |
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September 21 |
Richmond, KY |
L 22-6 |
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October 5 |
Thibodeaux, LA |
L 33-22 |
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October 12 |
Miami, FL |
L 24-17 |
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October 26 |
Troy, AL |
L 21-6 |
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November 2 |
Storrs, CT |
L 61-14 |
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November 9 |
Miami, FL |
W 34-13 |
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November 16 |
Charleston, IL |
L 47-6 |
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November 23 |
Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) |
W 31-21 |