BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If revenge is sweet, FAU must have a mouthful of cavities.
Less than a year after enduring a historic loss to UAB, in which the defense surrendered a then-record 622 yards, the Owls returned to Legion Field on Sept. 2 to open their 2010 season against the Blazers.
The game wasn't decided until the final play, when Blazers...
FAU was defeated in a 30-17 loss as it traveled to Detroit to play as the home team at Ford Field against Michigan State University on Saturday, Sept. 11.
MSU got off to a 10-0 lead with a field goal and a nine-yard touchdown run by running back Le'Veon Bell in the opening minutes of the first quarter.
The Owls responded by giving running back...
FAU hosted its first home game of the 2010 season against Michigan State on Sept. 11, but the Owls had to travel 1,120 miles to Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., to do so.
The Owls made the trip to Michigan to make amends to the Spartans after having initially promised them to play the game on its pending on-campus stadium in Boca Raton.
Complications...
It's finally official. FAU's football team will have a stadium to call its own.
On Thursday, Sept. 16, FAU's proposed on-campus football stadium was unanimously approved by the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees all of Florida's 11 public universities. The decision will now allow FAU to finance part of the construction for the 30,000-seat...
On Sept. 23 in front of the Alumni Center, FAU will hold its annual pep rally to celebrate the home opener for the Owls football team.
This year's rally, which comes two days before the Owls' game against North Texas, holds a special meaning, as it marks the start of the team's final four games at Lockhart Stadium.
On Sept. 16, Florida's Board...
SPORTS
With the first half of fall intramurals underway, the Rec Center is now gearing up for some tournament fun and the next big sport of the fall season: indoor soccer.
Last year, 61 teams signed up for indoor soccer, the third largest intramural sport after flag football (71 teams) and three-on-three basketball (70 teams). Three-on-three basketball...
FAU struggled in a 21-17 loss against the University of North Texas on Saturday, Sept. 25,at Lockhart Stadium.
The game, which was the first Sun Belt Conference match for both teams, marked the first time North Texas had beaten FAU in team history.
FAU (1-2, 0-1) got things started with a one-yard touchdown run by running back Alfred Morris after...
Fort Lauderdale, FL — FAU must have been twiddling its thumbs during its first bye week of the season. The performance put forth against North Texas was not one of a team that had two weeks to prepare.
The Owls dropped their second consecutive game of the season, losing to North Texas 21-17 at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25. The defeat...
FAU took a beating as it fell to University of South Florida 31-3 on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
USF (3-1) gained a two-touchdown head start in the first quarter as the Bulls took advantage of FAU's (1-3, 0-1) mistakes.
The first came from a five-yard touchdown run from running back Moise Plancher after USF capitalized...
Tampa Bay, Fla. — Just when you thought a first-ever loss to North Texas was embarrassing, FAU followed that up by getting pummeled by USF in a defeat that Owls players will want to quickly erase from their memories.
FAU dropped to 1-3 on the season on Oct. 2, losing 31-3 to the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium. The defeat, which was the Owls' most...
FAU fell short in a 20-17 Sun Belt Conference loss to University of Louisiana at Monroe on Saturday, Oct. 9, at Malone Stadium in Monroe, La.
On its first drive, FAU (1-4, 0-2) drove down the field, but ULM linebackerTheo Smith cut the Owls' drive short as he intercepted quarterback Jeff Van Camp's pass at the one-yard line.
Late in the first...
Monroe, La. — Nearly an hour after FAU's game against ULM, head coach Howard Schnellenberger leaned against a barricade near the field at an empty Malone Stadium talking on a cell phone.
It didn't matter who he was talking to. The message he was likely relaying was that FAU lost — again.
The Owls (1-4, 0-2) dropped their fourth consecutive...
