2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Carl Pelini (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (1st season)
Home stadium	FAU Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		7	–	1					10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe		6	–	2					8	–	5
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette *		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6					3	–	9
FIU		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama **		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations. ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Carl Pelini and played their home games at FAU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	Wagner*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN3	W 7–3	14,510
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 17–31	16,227
September 15	7:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CSS	L 20–56	92,746
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 7–40	101,821
September 29	5:00 p.m.	North Texas	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN3	L 14–20	13,888
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	SBN/CSS	L 14–35	16,782
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 34–37 2OT	17,566
October 27	5:00 p.m.	Troy	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		W 34–27	11,968
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 17–24	29,326
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	SBN/CSS	W 37–28	14,185
November 16	8:00 p.m.	FIU	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	ESPNU	L 24–34	15,405
December 1	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 21–35	11,522
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[edit]

Wagner[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3
Owls	0	0	0	7	7

Middle Tennessee[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	3	14	17
Blue Raiders	0	7	17	7	31

Georgia[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	7	0	6	20
#7 Bulldogs	14	14	21	7	56

Alabama[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	7	7
#1 Crimson Tide	14	16	3	7	40

North Texas[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	3	7	3	20
Owls	0	0	7	7	14

Louisiana–Monroe[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	7	0	14
Warhawks	7	14	7	7	35

South Alabama[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Owls	14	3	7	7	3	0	34
Jaguars	7	7	3	14	3	3	37

Troy[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	17	0	10	27
Owls	14	3	9	8	34

Navy[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	10	0	7	17
Midshipmen	0	14	10	0	24

Western Kentucky[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	14	7	16	37
Hilltoppers	7	7	0	14	28

FIU[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	13	7	34
Owls	0	10	7	7	24

Louisiana–Lafayette[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	7	35
Owls	14	0	0	7	21

References[edit]