The 2006 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

[citation needed] The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger[1] and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

[citation needed] The Owls entered their first season as full members of the Sun Belt Conference.

There was a battle for the starting quarterback position between freshman Rusty Smith and junior Sean Clayton.

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