2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Sun Belt co-champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 44–27 vs. Memphis
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (3rd as OC, 4th overall season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLockhart Stadium
(20,000, grass)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Florida Atlantic +   6 1     8 5  
Troy +   6 1     8 4  
Middle Tennessee   4 3     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 3     6 6  
Arkansas State   3 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 4     3 9  
FIU   1 6     1 11  
North Texas   1 6     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2007 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Owls entered their second season as full members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Owls claimed their first-ever conference championship, defeating Troy in the last game of the season. To follow-up, the Owls won their first-ever bowl game, winning the 2007 New Orleans Bowl, defeating the Memphis Tigers. This feat made NCAA history, as Florida Atlantic became the fastest start-up program to win a bowl game, after just seven seasons of intercollegiate competition.