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Florida Atlantic Football Team History


Florida Atlantic Owls
Florida Atlantic University
 Boca Raton, FL
Founded: 1961
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Capacity: 20,450
Colors: Navy, Red & Yellow
Coach: Howard Schnellenberger
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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2001  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Howard Schnellenberger enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida Atlantic.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 29  @ South Florida  10   51   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Bethune-Cookman  17   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ James Madison  13   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Eastern Kentucky  6   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Nicholls State  22   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Youngstown State  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Troy  6   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Connecticut  14   61   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Morris Brown  34   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Eastern Illinois  6   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Florida International  31   21   W       
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average16.0
  Points Allowed339
  Defense Average30.8
  Opponents Record29-29
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-7
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 6-6373270   Randy Edsall
Notre Dame 10-3290217Lost  6-28  Tyrone Ty Willingham
South Florida 9-2339204   Jim Leavitt
Florida International 5-6241228   Don Strock
Troy 4-8218252   Larry Blakeney
Utah State 4-7305432   Mick Dennehy
Florida Atlantic 2-9176339   Howard Schnellenberger
Navy 2-10290436   Paul Johnson

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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