Florida Atlantic University has 19 college sports teams, among which the Florida Atlantic Owls have become the highest level American football team in the National College Sports Association. The University of physical education class 1979 was opened, and the school sponsored the inter-school team for the first time. Since then, the university has hired coaches such as Howard Schnalenberg, matt doherty, Rex Walters and Mike Jarvis to improve the competitive level of the school team. In 2006, the American Sports Directors Association ranked Florida Atlantic University as the 79th in the sports series in China. This ranking makes Florida Atlantic University rank among the top 326 universities in the National College Sports Association by 24%. The school colors of the university are FAU blue, FAU red and FAU silver.

In 2008, the Florida Atlantic Owls were 6-6 in the regular season and were invited to participate in the 2008 Motown Cup. The Owls beat the University of Central Michigan 24-2 1, with a final record of two wins and zero losses. Last season, the team beat Troy University in the regular season finals and won the tickets for the New Orleans Cup. At this time, the American football program in the university was only seven years old, and it was the third year to participate in the highest-level competition. After winning this game, Florida Atlantic University not only set a new record of reaching the finals as soon as the NCAA University sports program was established, but also set a new record of winning the national championship as soon as possible, and the reputation of the university also surged.

Owls have won many honors for their performance in the past season. In the 2006-2007 season, its men's basketball team became one of the "best offensive teams" in the national college basketball team, and its "horrible attack" won it the reputation of "the best shooting team". In 20 10, the men's basketball team beat Mississippi State University 6 1-59, University of South Florida 50-42 and 2 1-9 for the first time.

The school's baseball team has also been recognized by the National University Sports Association, ranking in the top five team categories 10. The average home run rate (1.66) and long hit rate (.563) of the team rank third in China. In the 20 10 season, the owl baseball team won the regular season championship by beating Florida International University 37-24 in the final with a score of 2 1 win and 9 losses.