2018 FIU Panthers football team

The 2018 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium in University Park, Florida as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Butch Davis. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated Toledo.

2018 FIU Panthers football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2018 record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrent Guy (2nd season)
Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Middle Tennessee x  7 –1     8 –6  
Marshall  6 –2     9 –4  
FIU  6 –2     9 –4  
Charlotte  4 –4     5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5     5 –7  
Old Dominion  2 –6     4 –8  
Western Kentucky  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
UAB x$  7 –1     11 –3  
North Texas  5 –3     9 –4  
Louisiana Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3     6 –5  
UTSA  2 –6     3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7     1 –11  
Rice  1 –7     2 –11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

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
Main article: 2017 FIU Panthers football team

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
See also: 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 24–2116,002
October 207:30 p.m.Rice
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 36–1713,741
October 277:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
beINW 38–1715,138
November 37:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
StadiumL 14–4918,478
November 107:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+W 45–716,874
November 172:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN3W 42–3513,371
November 2412:00 p.m.Marshall
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
StadiumL 25–2814,862
December 2112:30 p.m.vs. Toledo*
ESPNW 35–3213,510
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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
See also: 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team

at Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 14 0 28
Monarchs 7 13 0 0 20
See also: 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 3 14 0 24
Panthers 14 28 14 7 63
See also: 2018 UMass Minutemen football team

at Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 17 17
No. 21 Hurricanes 7 17 7 0 31
See also: 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 3 0 3 3 9
Panthers 17 21 17 0 55
See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 14 7 0 21
Panthers 3 10 0 11 24
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 7 0 17
Panthers 0 16 10 10 36
See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team

at Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 14 10 38
Hilltoppers 0 3 0 14 17
See also: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 7 28 49
Panthers 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and Shula Bowl

at UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 17 7 21 45
Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

at Charlotte
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 10 7 15 42
49ers 7 7 7 14 35
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team

Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 0 7 7 28
Panthers 3 7 0 15 25
See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Toledo (Bahamas Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 7 14 35
Rockets 10 0 7 15 32
See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team and 2018 Bahamas Bowl

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. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. 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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