2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
The 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Carl Pelini and played their home games at FAU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.Schedule
Wagner
Georgia
Alabama
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 6–2 | 2011 | UNT, 31–17 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–6 | 2011 | ULM, 26–0 |
South Alabama
Troy
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 1–8 | 2011 | TROY, 34–7 |
Navy
Western Kentucky
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 3–1 | 2011 | WKU, 20–0 |
FIU
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 8–2 | 2011 | FIU, 41–7 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–2 | 2011 | ULL, 37–34 |
