American college football season
The 2001 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. The Owls competed in the NCAA's Division I-AA as an Independent. This was the inaugural season for the program that Schnellenberger started from scratch in 1998, working out of a trailer and holding practices in local high school gymnasiums.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Slippery Rock | | L 7–40 | 25,632 | |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | | W 31–28 | 7,621 | |
| September 15 | | at James Madison | | Canceled | | [1] |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Marist | - Pro Player Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| W 31–9 | 12,559 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | | L 7–31 | 4,125 | |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | - Pro Player Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| W 35–12 | 10,295 | |
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Saint Mary's | - Pro Player Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| L 10–24 | 10,143 | |
| October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Saint Peter's | - Pro Player Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| L 0–19 | 9,757 | |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | | L 19–35 | 3,421 | |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | - Pro Player Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| L 10–38 | 10,286 | |
| November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Albany | - Pro Player Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| W 27–9 | 12,239 | |
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