This is a list of seasons completed by the Florida Atlantic Owls football team. Representing Florida Atlantic University, the Owls compete in Conference USA in the NCAA Division I. They have played their home games out of FAU Stadium since 2011. Florida Atlantic is currently led by head coach Zach Kittley.
Florida Atlantic began playing football in 2001, initially competing as a Division I-AA (now FCS) independent for three years before joining the rankings of Division I-A (now FBS) as an independent in 2004. While in Division I-AA, the Owls made the playoffs in 2003, advancing to the semifinals before falling to Colgate. In 2005, FAU joined the ranks of the Sun Belt Conference, where they would remain for eight seasons before leaving for Conference USA where they currently compete. The Owls were co-champions of the Sun Belt in 2007, and played in the school's first-ever bowl game, a 44–27 win in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl against Memphis. The following season, FAU qualified for a bowl game again and won the 2008 Motor City Bowl over Central Michigan.
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| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Division | Regular season results | Postseason results | Final ranking [2] | |||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Bowl game/Playoff result | TSN/AP Poll | Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | ||||||||
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| 2001 | 2001 | Howard Schnellenberger | FCS Independent | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 11 | 3 | — | 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals | 4 | — | |||||||
| 2004 | 2004 | FBS Independent | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Sun Belt | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | T–7th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | T–3rd | — | — | — | |||||
| 2007 | 2007 † | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | T–1st† | Won 2007 New Orleans Bowl against Memphis Tigers, 44–27 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | T–3rd | Won 2008 Motor City Bowl against Central Michigan Chippewas, 24–21 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | T–3rd | — | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | T–6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | Carl Pelini | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | T–8th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Carl Pelini Brian Wright | C–USA | East | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4th | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | 2014 | Charlie Partridge | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 † | Lane Kiffin | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1st† | Won 2017 Boca Raton Bowl against Akron Zips 50–3 ^ | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2019 | 2019 † | Lane Kiffin Glenn Spencer | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1st† | Won 2019 Boca Raton Bowl against SMU Mustangs 52–28 ^ | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | 2020 | Willie Taggart | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | T–3rd | Lost 2020 Montgomery Bowl against Memphis Tigers, 10–25 ^ | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T–5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2022 | 2022 | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | T–4th (no divisions) | — | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | Tom Herman | American Athletic Conference | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | T–9th (no divisions) | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8th (no divisions) | — | — | — | |||||
| 2025 | 2025 | Zach Kittley | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | T–9th (no divisions) | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | All-time: 126–164–0 (.434) | Conference: 72–82–0 (.468) | — | Postseason: 6–2 (.750) Bowls: 4-1 (.800) | — | — | ||||||||