American college football season
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 .
Spring Game [ ] The 2018 Spring Game took place in University Park , on April 6, at 7 p.m.[1]
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:
2018 NFL Draft [ ] Panthers who were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft:
Award watch lists [ ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team [ ] Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018 with the Panthers having two players selected.[6]
Offense
Jordan Budwig – OL
Defense
Fermin Silva – DL
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
1
Florida Atlantic
2
Marshall
3
Middle Tennessee
4
FIU
5
Western Kentucky
6
Old Dominion
7
Charlotte
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. Indiana * CBSSN L 28–3817,082 September 8 7:30 p.m. Old Dominion beIN W 28–2019,243 September 15 7:30 p.m. UMass * Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL beIN W 63–2414,695 September 22 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Miami (FL) * ESPN2 L 17–3159,814 September 29 7:30 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff * Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL ESPN+ W 55–914,937 October 13 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL beIN W 24–2116,002 October 20 7:30 p.m. Rice Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL ESPN+ W 36–1713,741 October 27 7:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky beIN W 38–1715,138 November 3 7:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Stadium L 14–4918,478 November 10 7:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ W 45–716,874 November 17 2:00 p.m. at Charlotte ESPN3 W 42–3513,371 November 24 12:00 p.m. Marshall Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL Stadium L 25–2814,862 12:30 p.m. vs. Toledo * ESPN W 35–3213,510 *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
at Old Dominion [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
14
14
0
28
Monarchs
7
13
0
0
20
UMass [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
3
14
0
24
Panthers
14
28
14
7
63
at Miami (FL) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
0
0
17
17
No. 21 Hurricanes
7
17
7
0
31
Arkansas–Pine Bluff [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Lions
3
0
3
3
9
Panthers
17
21
17
0
55
Middle Tennessee [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
0
14
7
0
21
Panthers
3
10
0
11
24
Rice [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
3
7
0
17
Panthers
0
16
10
10
36
at Western Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
7
14
10
38
Hilltoppers
0
3
0
14
17
Florida Atlantic [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
7
7
28
49
Panthers
0
7
7
0
14
at UTSA [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
17
7
21
45
Roadrunners
0
0
0
7
7
at Charlotte [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
10
10
7
15
42
49ers
7
7
7
14
35
Marshall [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
14
0
7
7
28
Panthers
3
7
0
15
25
Toledo (Bahamas Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
14
7
14
35
Rockets
10
0
7
15
32
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