Florida Atlantic Owls football
The Florida Atlantic Owls football program represents Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in the sport of American football. The Owls compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the American Athletic Conference (American/AAC). The Owls' head coach is Tom Herman. Florida Atlantic has produced a Sun Belt Conference co-championship team in 2007, two Conference USA championships in 2017 and 2019, along with 4 postseason bowl appearances and one appearance in the 2003 I-AA Playoffs. The Owls play their home games at FAU Stadium which has a seating capacity of 29,419.
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| First season | 2001 | ||
| Athletic director | Brian White | ||
| Head coach | Tom Herman 1st season, 4–8 (.333) | ||
| Stadium | FAU Stadium (capacity: 29,571) | ||
| Year built | 2011 | ||
| Field surface | Natural Turf | ||
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | American Athletic Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Division I-AA independent (2001–2004) Sun Belt Conference (2005–2012) Conference USA (2013–2022) | ||
| All-time record | 122–155 (.440) | ||
| Bowl record | 4–1 (.800) | ||
| Conference titles | 3 (2007, 2017, 2019) | ||
| Division titles | 2 (2017, 2019) | ||
| Rivalries | FIU Panthers (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Colors | Blue and red | ||
| Fight song | FAU Fight Song | ||
| Mascot | Owlsley the Owl and Hoot the Owl | ||
| Marching band | Florida Atlantic Marching Owls | ||
| Website | FAUSports.com | ||
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