The 2005 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Owls compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ9 with a mark of 2âÂÂ5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Sun Belt. Florida Atlantic played home games at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida and Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
This was the first season in which Florida Atlantic was a member of NCAA Division I-AâÂÂnow known as the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Owls competed at the NCAA Division I-AAâÂÂnow known as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)âÂÂlevel for the first four season's of the program's existence.