2017 FIU Panthers football team

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.

2017 FIU Panthers football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 3–28 vs. Temple
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2017 record8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrent Guy (1st season)
Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$  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 x  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
Rankings from AP Poll

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
See also: 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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at UCF*
CBSSNL 17–6138,063
September 8[a]7:00 p.m.vs. Alcorn State*
W 17–105,017
September 16Canceled[10]at Indiana*
September 237:30 p.m.at Rice
StadiumW 13–718,932
September 307:00 p.m.Charlotte
beINW 30–2915,348
October 73:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3L 17–3715,527
October 147:00 p.m.Tulane*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
CUSA.TVW 23–1016,433
October 282:30 p.m.at Marshall
StadiumW 41–3019,966
November 47:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
StadiumW 14–718,874
November 117:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 30–3717,127
November 187:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
StadiumL 24–5224,116
November 247:00 p.m.WKU
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
beINW 41–1716,199
December 212:00 p.m.UMass*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 63–4514,004
December 218:00 p.m.vs. Temple*
ESPNL 3–2816,363
^[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
See also: 2017 UCF Knights football team

Alcorn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 7 0 3 10
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
See also: 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

at Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 3 0 13
Owls 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team

Charlotte
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 12 14 3 0 29
Panthers 7 7 7 9 30
See also: 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team

at Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 7 7 17
Blue Raiders 3 14 10 10 37
See also: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 3 7 0 10
Panthers 7 3 3 10 23
See also: 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team

at Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 14 7 6 41
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 16 30
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7
Panthers 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 17 7 6 37
Panthers 7 7 9 7 30
See also: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

at Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 7 7 24
Owls 14 7 16 15 52
See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

WKU
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 3 7 7 0 17
Panthers 3 10 21 7 41
See also: 2017 WKU Hilltoppers football team

UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 14 7 10 14 45
Panthers 14 21 7 21 63
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team

Temple–Gasparilla Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 14 28
Panthers 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2017 Temple Owls football team and 2017 Gasparilla Bowl

References
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  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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