2004 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2004 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	Independent
2004 record	9–3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Home stadium	Lockhart Stadium (20,450, grass)

The 2004 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2004 college football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Owls entered the season as a program in transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A for the first year. As per NCAA rule, programs moving up from I-AA to I-A must spend two seasons in transition, thus not being eligible for a postseason bowl berth nor a conference championship.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:05 AM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	PPV	W 35–28 ^OT	39,390
September 11	7:00 PM	at North Texas	Fouts Field • Denton, TX		W 20–13	15,803
September 18	3:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	PPV	W 27–20	13,348
October 9	1:30 PM	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	FSN	W 20–13	8,314
October 16	4:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	CSTV	W 39–24	6,481
October 23	4:00 PM	Louisiana-Monroe	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 13–17	12,557
October 30	4:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	CSS	W 38–8	13,436
November 6	3:30 PM	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL		L 6–24	20,515
November 13	4:00 PM	New Mexico State	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 7–35	11,628
November 20	4:00 PM	Illinois State	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 28–0	8,296
November 27	4:00 PM	Edward Waters	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 49–15	5,178
December 4	4:00 PM	vs. FIU	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl)		W 17–10	16,262
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

External links

Florida Atlantic University 2004 football archive

Florida Atlantic Owls football

Venues	Pro Player Stadium (2001–2002) Lockhart Stadium (2003–2010) FAU Stadium (2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games FIU (Shula Bowl)

Culture & lore	Florida Atlantic Marching Owls

People	Head coaches

Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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