2019 FIU Panthers football team

The 2019 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by third-year head coach Butch Davis.

2019 FIU Panthers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2019 record6–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJerod Kruse (1st season)
Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 1     11 3  
Marshall  6 2     8 5  
Western Kentucky  6 2     9 4  
Charlotte  5 3     7 6  
Middle Tennessee  3 5     4 8  
FIU  3 5     6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8     1 11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 2     10 3  
Southern Miss  5 3     7 6  
North Texas  3 5     4 8  
UTSA  3 5     4 8  
Rice  3 5     3 9  
UTEP  0 8     1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Panthers predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[1]

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

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

FIU announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.at Tulane*ESPN3L 14–4216,361
September 77:00 p.m.Western KentuckyESPN+L 14–2013,311
September 147:00 p.m.New Hampshire*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3W 30–1711,756
September 208:00 p.m.at Louisiana TechCBSSNL 31–4318,782
October 57:00 p.m.UMass*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3W 44–012,746
October 127:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 48–2316,834
October 197:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 32–1713,951
October 263:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeNFLNL 17–509,512
November 212:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 24–1714,644
November 96:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticStadiumL 7–3717,603
November 237:00 p.m.Miami (FL)*
CBSSNW 30–2427,339
November 3012:00 p.m.at MarshallCBSSNL 27–30 OT18,596
December 215:30 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*ESPNL 26–3416,209
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 7 0 14
Green Wave 7 21 14 0 42

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 3 3 20
Panthers 7 0 7 0 14

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 0 7 0 17
Panthers 7 6 7 10 30

at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 14 7 31
Bulldogs 0 13 14 16 43

UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 17 17 10 0 44

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 7 6 0 23
Panthers 7 21 13 7 48

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 10 17
Panthers 3 15 0 14 32

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 10 0 0 17
Blue Raiders 14 0 23 13 50

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 0 0 10 17
Panthers 3 6 7 8 24

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
Owls 7 6 15 9 37

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0 0 3 21 24
Panthers 10 3 3 14 30

at Marshall

1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 0 7 0 173 27
Thundering Herd 0 10 7 76 30

vs. Arkansas State (Camellia Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Red Wolves 0

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4125James MorganQBNew York Jets
7221Stantley Thomas-OliverCBCarolina Panthers

References

  1. https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  2. "FIU Unveils 2019 Football Schedule". FIU University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. "2019 FIU Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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