The 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Howard Schnellenberger in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at the newly-opened FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.
Before the season, Schnellenberger announced his retirement at the end of the year.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Florida* | | ESPNU | L 3–41 | 88,708 |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan State* | | ESPN2 | L 0–44 | 70,249 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Auburn* | | FS South | L 14–30 | 82,249 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | | L 34–37 | 26,339 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at North Texas | | Sun Belt Network | L 17–31 | 13,142 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | | | 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 | | | L 7–41 | 17,378 |
| November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | | | 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 AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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