2018 FIU Panthers football team

2018 FIU Panthers football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2018 record 4–2 (2–0 C-USA)
Head coach Butch Davis (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Brent Guy (2nd season)
Home stadium Riccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
FIU  2 –0     4 –2  
Middle Tennessee  2 –1     3 –3  
Marshall  2 –1     4 –2  
Charlotte  2 –1     3 –3  
Florida Atlantic  1 –1     3 –3  
Western Kentucky  0 –2     1 –5  
Old Dominion  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
UAB  3 –0     5 –1  
Louisiana Tech  2 –1     4 –2  
North Texas  2 –1     6 –1  
UTSA  2 –1     3 –4  
Southern Miss  1 –1     2 –3  
UTEP  0 –2     0 –6  
Rice  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 FIU Panthers football team represents Florida International University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers play their home games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium in University Park, Florida as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by second-year head coach Butch Davis.

Spring Game

The 2018 Spring Game took place in University Park, on April 6, at 7 p.m.[1]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 67:00 p.m.Offense vs. DefenseRiccardo Silva Stadium • University Park, FloridaCUSA.tvOffense 14–13[2]
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Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017 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.

Offseason

Following the conclusion of the 2017 season, several Panthers were invited to participate in the Tropical Bowl, a postseason all star game held on January 14, 2018. Invitations include: Brad Muhammad (DB), Pharoah Mckever (TE) and Anthony Wint (LB).[3]

Departures

Notable departures from the 2017 squad included:

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Alex McGough#12QB6'3 218SeniorTampa, FLGraduated
Anthony Wint#53LB6'0 224SeniorHomestead, FLGraduated

2018 NFL Draft

Panthers who were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position Team
7 220 Alex McGough QB Seattle Seahawks
UFA Anthony Wint LB New York Jets

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lou Groza Award[4] Jose Borregales K SO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[5] James Morgan QB JR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018 with the Panthers having two players selected.[6]

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Panthers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[7]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1Florida Atlantic
2Marshall
3Middle Tennessee
4FIU
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Indiana*
CBSSNL 28–3817,082
September 87:30 p.m.Old Dominion
beINW 28–2019,243
September 157:30 p.m.UMass*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
beINW 63–2414,695
September 223:30 p.m.at No. 21 Miami (FL)*
ESPN2L 17–3159,814
September 297:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 55–914,937
October 137:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
beINW 24–21
October 207:30 p.m.Rice
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+
October 277:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
beIN
November 37:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
Stadium
November 107:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+
November 172:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN3
November 2412:00 p.m.Marshall
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
Stadium
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[8]

Game summaries

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers 14 14 7 3 38
Panthers 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2016 L, 13–34

at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 14 0 28
Monarchs 7 13 0 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2017 L, 30–37

UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 3 14 0 24
Panthers 14 28 14 7 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 W, 63–45

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 17 17
No. 21 Hurricanes 7 17 7 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2007 L, 9–23

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 3 0 3 3 9
Panthers 17 21 17 0 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 14 7 0 21
Panthers 3 10 0 11 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–9 2017 L, 17–37

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2017 W, 13–9

at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Hilltoppers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2017 W, 41–17

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–11 2017 L, 24–52

at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Roadrunners 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2017 W, 14–7

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
49ers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2017 W, 30–29

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2017 W, 41–30

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIU Spring Game Set for Friday". FIUSports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017 FIU Spring Game - Results". FIUSports.com. 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 Tropical Bowl Roster". TropicalBowl.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
  7. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  8. ↑ "2018 FIU Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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