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
ConfOverall
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 Kentucky
ESPN+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 Tech
CBSSNL 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 Tennessee
NFLNL 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 Atlantic
StadiumL 7–3717,603
November 237:00 p.m.Miami (FL)*
CBSSNW 30–2427,339
November 3012:00 p.m.at Marshall
CBSSNL 27–30 OT18,596
December 215:30 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*
ESPNL 26–3416,209
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries
StatisticsFIUTulane
First downs1628
Total yards267545
Rushing yards59350
Passing yards208195
Turnovers21
Time of possession26:1833:42

at Tulane
See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Tulane-3.0
Florida International at Tulane – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 7014
Green Wave 7 21 14042

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); clear, fair
  • Game attendance: 16,361
  • Referee: Jonathan Noll
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 3 3 20
Panthers 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

New Hampshire
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 0 7 0 17
Panthers 7 6 7 10 30
See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
StatisticsFIULouisiana Tech
First downs2931
Total yards526565
Rushing yards132275
Passing yards394290
Turnovers21
Time of possession23:1336:47

at Louisiana Tech
See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
Louisiana Tech–7.0
Florida International at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 10 14731
Bulldogs 0 13 141643

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); cloudy; Wind: S 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,782
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
Game information

UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 17 17 10 0 44
See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

Charlotte
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 7 6 0 23
Panthers 7 21 13 7 48
See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

UTEP
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 10 17
Panthers 3 15 0 14 32
See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

at Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 10 0 0 17
Blue Raiders 14 0 23 13 50
See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 0 0 10 17
Panthers 3 6 7 8 24
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

at Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
Owls 7 6 15 9 37
See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0 0 3 21 24
Panthers 10 3 3 14 30
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

at Marshall
1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 0 7 0 173 27
Thundering Herd 0 10 7 76 30
See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

vs. Arkansas State (Camellia Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Red Wolves 0
See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2019 Camellia Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4125James MorganQBNew York Jets
7221Stantley Thomas-OliverCBCarolina Panthers

References
  1. "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  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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