2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls' head coach, Howard Schnellenberger, was in his 11th and final season at the school, as he announced his retirement before the start of the season. The team played its home games at the brand new FAU Stadium. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–11 (0–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Daryl Jackson (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Kurt Van Valkenburgh (2nd as DC, 11th overall season)
Home stadium	FAU Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		8	–	0					10	–	3
Western Kentucky		7	–	1					7	–	5
FIU		5	–	3					8	–	5
North Texas		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette *		1	–	2					1	–	4
Middle Tennessee		1	–	7					2	–	10
Florida Atlantic		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 3–41	88,708
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 0–44	70,249
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	FS South	L 14–30	82,249
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 34–37	26,339
October 8	7:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Sun Belt Network	L 17–31	13,142
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 0–20	29,103
October 22	8:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	Sun Belt Network	L 14–38	16,344
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 21–39	15,162
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)		L 7–41	17,378
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL		L 7–34	14,342
November 26	7:00 p.m.	UAB*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	FSN	W 38–35	12,044
December 3	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 0–26	15,171
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 DeAndre Richardson   Jr WR 4 Paul Moore   Jr RB 5 Willie Floyd   Sr QB 7 David Kooi   Jr RB 8 Xavier Stinson   Jr TE 9 Nexon Dorvilus   So QB 10 Stephen Curtis   Fr QB 14 Graham Wilbert   Jr QB 16 Nick Bracewell   Fr WR 19 William Dukes Fr WR 20 Billy Perez   Fr RB 21 Tony Moore   Fr RB 22 Damian Fortner   So RB 25 Travis Jones   So RB 28 Antonio Washington Fr RB 30 Frank Thompson   Fr RB 30 Avionne Rolle   Sr RB 32 Alfred Morris   Sr RB 34 Javaris Giles Fr RB 35 Julius Cartwright   Fr WR 39 DeAndre Robinson Fr FB 40 Chris Jackson   So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Keith Reaser   So DB 6 Demetrius Williamson   Jr LB 11 David Hinds Jr DB 13 Treon Howard   So LB 15 Randell Johnson   So DB 18 Tony Rodriguez   Jr DB 20 D. J. Frye-Smith Fr DB 23 Winfred Strickland   So DB 24 Brentley Harstad   Jr CB 26 Curtis Cross   Sr DB 27 Marcus Bartels   Sr S 29 Cortez Ash   Fr LB 31 Cory Henry So S 33 David Terrell   Sr LB 36 Diondre Lewis Fr S 37 David Lozandier Fr LB 38 Blake Nehls   Fr DB 39 Christen Milstead   Fr LB 41 Tony Walding   Jr S 42 Burak Kiranlar So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 17 Mickey Groody   Sr K 38 Vinny Zaccario Jr LS 54 Tim Raber   Jr LS 69 Morgan Barnett   Sr K, P 92 Marcelo Bonani Fr LS 97 Nelson Arent Fr	Head coach Howard Schnellenberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Jared Allen (quarterbacks) Joe Corozza (tight ends / special teams) Johnny Frost (defensive ends) Dick Hopkins (secondary) Darryl Jackson (offensive coordinator / wide receivers) Richard Lage (defensive tackles) Dave Serna (running backs) Kurt Van Valkenburgh (assistant head coach / linebackers) Dale Williams (offensive line) Joe Fitzgerald (defensive graduate assistant) Michael Williams (offensive graduate assistant) Brian Remington (co-head strength and conditioning coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: August 30, 2016

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