2019 FIU Panthers football team

2019 FIU Panthers football
2019 FIU Panthers football
Camellia Bowl, L 26–34 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Butch Davis (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Copp (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jerod Kruse (1st season)
Home stadium	Riccardo Silva Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Conference USA football standings
v t e
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

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, (except for the November 23rd game against UM which was played at Miami Marlins Park) and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by third-year head coach Butch Davis.

Preseason[edit]

CUSA media poll[edit]

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]

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

Preseason All-CUSA teams[edit]

To be released

Schedule[edit]

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 14–42	16,361
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 14–20	13,311
September 14	7:00 p.m.	New Hampshire*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 30–17	11,756
September 20	8:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	L 31–43	18,782
October 5	7:00 p.m.	UMass*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 44–0	12,746
October 12	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 48–23	16,834
October 19	7:00 p.m.	UTEP	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 32–17	13,951
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	NFLN	L 17–50	9,512
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 24–17	14,644
November 9	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	Stadium	L 7–37	17,603
November 23	7:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)*	Marlins Park Miami, FL	CBSSN	W 30–24	27,339
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 27–30 ^OT	18,596
December 21	5:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	L 26–34	16,209
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[3]

Game summaries[edit]

At Tulane[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-3.0

Florida International at Tulane – Game summary

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

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
[1] [2] [3]

Game information

First quarter

(05:34) TULN TD – Tyrick James 18-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick
Tulane 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:25

Second quarter

(14:54) TULN TD – Amare Jones 7-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
Tulane 14–0; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:03
(10:05) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 14-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
Tulane 21–0; Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:58
(03:50) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 1-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick
Tulane 21–7; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:15
(00:28) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 17-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
Tulane 28–7; Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:43

Third quarter

(10:04) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 42-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick
Tulane 35–7; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:38
(07:57) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 50-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
Tulane 42–7; Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:12
(04:44) FIU TD – Shemar Thornton 17-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick
Tulane 42–14; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13

Top passers

FIU – James Morgan – 19/34, 208 yards, TD, INT
TULN – Justin McMillan – 14/18, 199 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

FIU – Anthony Jones – 14 carries, 48 yards, TD
TULN – Darius Bradwell – 13 carries, 90 yards

Top receivers

FIU – Sterling Palmer – 2 receptions, 49 yards
TULN – Darnell Mooney – 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Statistics	FIU	Tulane
First downs	16	28
Total yards	267	545
Rushing yards	59	350
Passing yards	208	195
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

Western Kentucky[edit]

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

New Hampshire[edit]

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

At Louisiana Tech[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–7.0

Florida International at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

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

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
[4] [5] [6]

Game information

Second quarter

(14:56) LT FG – Bailey Hare 25-yard field goal
Louisiana Tech 3–0; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48
(12:24) FIU FG – Jose Borregales 36-yard field goal
Tied 3–3; Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:32
(09:26) LT TD – Justin Henderson 29-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick
Louisiana Tech 10–3; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:58
(00:52) FIU TD – James Morgan 15-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick
Tied 10–10; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:45
(00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hare 45-yard field goal
Louisiana Tech 13–10; Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:52

Third quarter

(13:24) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 2-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick
Florida International 17–13; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36
(08:50) LT TD – Justin Henderson 6-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick
Louisiana Tech 20–17; Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:34
(06:57) FIU TD – Shemar Thornton 31-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick
Florida International 24–20; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:53
(04:16) LT TD – Justin Henderson 6-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick
Louisiana Tech 27–24; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:41

Fourth quarter

(13:17) LT FG – Bailey Hare 41-yard field goal
Louisiana Tech 30–24; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:13
(05:09) LT FG – Bailey Hare 25-yard field goal
Louisiana Tech 33–24; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 7:10
(02:17) LT FG – Bailey Hare 29-yard field goal
Louisiana Tech 36–24; Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:36
(00:51) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 1-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick
Louisiana Tech 36–31; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:26
(00:46) LT TD – Amik Robertson 30-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Hare kick
Louisiana Tech 43–31; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00

Top passers

LT – J'Mar Smith – 27/41, 290 yards, INT
FIU – James Morgan – 29/41, 394 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

LT – Justin Henderson – 15 carries, 141 yards, 3 TD
FIU – Napoleon Maxwell – 8 carries, 78 yards

Top receivers

LT – Griffin Hebert – 5 receptions, 78 yards
FIU – Austin Maloney – 5 receptions, 113 yards

Statistics	FIU	Louisiana Tech
First downs	29	31
Total yards	526	565
Rushing yards	132	275
Passing yards	394	290
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	23:13	36:47

UMass[edit]

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

Charlotte[edit]

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

UTEP[edit]

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

At Middle Tennessee[edit]

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

Old Dominion[edit]

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

At Florida Atlantic[edit]

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

Miami (FL)[edit]

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

At Marshall[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	17	3	27
Thundering Herd	0	10	7	7	6	30

Vs. Arkansas State (Camellia Bowl)[edit]

Florida International vs. Arkansas State (Camellia Bowl) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	13	10	3	26
Red Wolves	14	6	7	7	34

at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. CST)
Game weather: Light rain • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: ENE 7 mph
Game attendance: 16,209
Referee: Steve Varon
TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter

(9:25) ARST – Layne Hatcher 4 yard pass to Omar Bayless, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 3:17; Arkansas State 7–0)
(0:55) ARST – Layne Hatcher 9 yard pass to Kirk Merritt, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 3:35; Arkansas State 14–0)

Second Quarter

(12:50) FIU – Napoleon Maxwell 3 yard rush, José Borregales kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:05; Arkansas State 14–7)
(9:31) ARST – Blake Grupe 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:19; Arkansas State 17–7)
(5:30) FIU – José Borregales 25 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:01; Arkansas State 17–10)
(3:05) ARST – Blake Grupe 37 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:25; Arkansas State 20–10)
(0:40) FIU – José Borregales 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:25; Arkansas State 20–13)

Third Quarter

(12:22) ARST – Layne Hatcher 15 yard pass to Reed Tyler, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:38; Arkansas State 27–13)
(3:48) FIU – James Morgan 19 yard pass to Austin Maloney, José Borregales kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:48; Arkansas State 27–20)
(0:38) FIU – José Borregales 48 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:16; Arkansas State 27–23)

Fourth Quarter

(11:52) FIU – José Borregales 52 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:02; Arkansas State 27–26)
(3:37) ARST – Layne Hatcher 13 yard pass to Jonathan Adams, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33; Arkansas State 34–26)

Statistics[edit]

Statistics	FIU	ARST
First downs	23	31
Plays–yards	74–444	89–525
Rushes–yards	35–132	37–132
Passing yards	312	393
Passing: comp–att–int	22–39–2	27–52–1
Time of possession	31:40	28:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	James Morgan	22/38, 312 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Napoleon Maxwell	13 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Austin Maloney	10 receptions, 178 yards, 1 TD
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	27/51, 393 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	10 carries, 59 yards,
	Receiving	Omar Bayless	9 receptions, 180 yards, 1 TD

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	125	James Morgan	QB	New York Jets
7	221	Stantley Thomas-Oliver	CB	Carolina Panthers

References[edit]

^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
^ "FIU Unveils 2019 Football Schedule". FIU University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "2019 FIU Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

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[1] "FB: Preseason Media Poll".

[2019sched-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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