2017 FIU Panthers football team

2017 FIU Panthers football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 3–28 vs. Temple
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2017 record 8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Butch Davis (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Brent Guy (1st season)
Home stadium Riccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  8 –0     11 –3  
FIU  5 –3     8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4     8 –5  
Western Kentucky  4 –4     6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4     7 –6  
Old Dominion  3 –5     5 –7  
Charlotte  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
North Texas xy  7 –1     9 –5  
UAB  6 –2     8 –5  
Southern Miss  6 –2     8 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5     6 –5  
Rice  1 –7     1 –11  
UTEP  0 –8     0 –12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Butch Davis. The Panthers finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Temple.

Previous season

The Panther finished the 2016 season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. The highlight of the season was beating rival Florida Atlantic in the Shula Bowl on October 1.[1]

Following the season, the school fired Ron Turner after four years at FIU.[2][3] On November 15, the school hired Butch Davis as head coach.[4][5]

Spring Game

The 2017 Spring Game took place in University Park on April 7, at 7:00 PM.[6]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 77:00 p.m.Offense vs. DefenseRiccardo Silva Stadium • University Park, FLCUSA.tvOffense 17–14[7]
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Offseason

Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, several Panthers were invited to participate in postseason all-star games. Invitations include: Trey Hendrickson (DE) participating in the East–West Shrine Game on January 21, 2017, Imarjaye Albury (DT) participating in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on January 21, 2017 and Michael Montero (OL) participating in the Tropical Bowl on January 15, 2017.[8]

Departures

Notable departures from the 2016 squad included:

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dieugot Joseph#78OT6'6 297SeniorOrlando, FLDeclared for the 2017 NFL Draft
Jonnu Smith#87TE6'3 232SeniorOcala, FLDeclared for the 2017 NFL Draft

2017 NFL Draft

Panthers who were picked in the 2017 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position Team
3 100 Jonnu Smith TE Tennessee Titans
UFA Dieugot Joseph OT Chicago Bears

Schedule

FIU announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season.[9]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. at UCF* Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL CBSSN L 17–61   38,063
September 8[a] 7:00 p.m. vs. Alcorn State* Legion Field[a] • Birmingham, AL W 17–10   5,017
September 16 at Indiana* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN Canceled[10]
September 23 7:30 p.m. at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX Stadium W 13–7   18,932
September 30 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL beIN W 30–29   15,348
October 7 3:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 L 17–37   15,527
October 14 7:00 p.m. Tulane* Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL CUSA.TV W 23–10   16,433
October 28 2:30 p.m. at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV Stadium W 41–30   19,966
November 4 7:00 p.m. UTSAdagger Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL Stadium W 14–7   18,874
November 11 7:00 p.m. Old Dominion Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL L 30–37   17,127
November 18 7:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) Stadium L 24–52   24,116
November 24 7:00 p.m. WKU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL beIN W 41–17   16,199
December 2 12:00 p.m. UMass* Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL W 63–45   14,004
December 21 8:00 p.m. vs. Temple* Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (Gasparilla Bowl) ESPN L 3–28   16,363
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[a] The game between Alcorn State and FIU was relocated to Legion Field at Birmingham, Alabama due to Hurricane Irma.[11]
^[b] A game with UMass was scheduled after the game between UMass and South Florida was postponed due to Hurricane Irma, and FIU's game with Indiana was canceled.[12]
Schedule Source:[13]

Game summaries

at UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 3 7 0 17
Knights 14 26 14 7 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2016 L, 14–53

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 7 0 3 10
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 3 0 13
Owls 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L, 17–31

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 12 14 3 0 29
Panthers 7 7 7 9 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2016 W, 27–26

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 7 7 17
Blue Raiders 3 14 10 10 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8 2016 L, 35–42

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 3 7 0 10
Panthers 7 3 3 10 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 14 7 6 41
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 16 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2016 W, 31–14

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7
Panthers 0 0 7 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L, 13–16

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 17 7 6 37
Panthers 7 7 9 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 L, 28–42

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 7 7 24
Owls 14 7 16 15 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–10 2016 W, 33–31

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 3 7 7 0 17
Panthers 3 10 21 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2016 L, 21–49

UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 14 7 10 14 45
Panthers 14 21 7 21 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2016 L, 13–21

Temple–Gasparilla Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 14 28
Panthers 0 0 3 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "FAU 31, FIU 33". FIU Sports. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "FIU makes big change, fires coach after 0-4 start". miamiherald. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  3. ↑ services, Tribune news. "Former Illini, Bears coach Ron Turner fired at Florida International". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Butch Davis hired as FIU's football coach". miamiherald. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Butch Davis hired at FIU". Los Angeles Times. 2016-11-14. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. ↑ "FIU Panthers - Schedule". FIUSports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2017 FIU Spring Game - Results". Miami Herald. 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2016 C-USA Football Notebook" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2017 @FIUFootball Schedule Released" (Press release). Florida International University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Home Football Game Against FIU Canceled, IU Athletics Working to Schedule Home Game for October 7th". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hurricane Irma 2017: FIU vs. Alcorn State to be played in Birmingham". AL.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "UMass Football Announces Changes To 2017, Future Schedules". umassathletics.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2017 FIU Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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