2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium. The Golden Panthers finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the Sun Belt Conference.

2009 FIU Golden Panthers football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2009 record	3–9 (3–5 SBC)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Galiano (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	FIU Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Middle Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe		5	–	3					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		5	–	3					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		4	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					3	–	9
North Texas		1	–	7					2	–	10
WKU		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN360	L 14–40	92,012[1]
September 19	5:00 p.m.	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN360	L 15–23	45,273[2]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Toledo*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 31–41	11,047[3]
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Louisiana-Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 35–48	17,610[4]
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 37–20	13,574[5]
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Troy	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 33–42	10,142[6]
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 10–27	18,779[7]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Lafayette	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 20–17 ^OT	8,593[8]
November 7	4:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 21–48	17,808[9]
November 14	7:00 p.m.	North Texas	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 35–28	11,128[10]
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL		L 3–62	90,473[11]
December 5	7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)	CSS	L 21–28	10,108[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	7	0	0	14
Alabama	10	10	6	14	40

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	0	0	15	15
Rutgers	3	10	0	10	23

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toledo	14	3	7	17	41
FIU	0	3	14	14	31

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	7	14	7	35
Louisiana-Monroe	0	24	14	10	48

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	10	7	13	7	37
Western Kentucky	0	7	7	6	20

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	7	21	14	0	42
FIU	0	20	0	13	33

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	0	3	7	10
Arkansas State	7	0	10	10	27

Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Louisiana-Lafayette	7	7	0	3	0	17
FIU	7	3	0	7	3	20

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	7	14	0	21
Middle Tennessee	17	17	0	14	48

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	14	14	0	0	28
FIU	14	0	7	14	35

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	3	0	0	3
#1 Florida	14	21	14	13	62

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU	7	7	0	14	28
FIU	0	7	7	7	21

Coaching staff

Name	Current Title	Years at FIU	Alma mater
Mario Cristobal	Head Coach	2006 –	Miami
Bill Legg	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	2008 –	West Virginia
Phil Galiano	Defensive Coordinator Linebackers	2007 –	Shippensburg
Apollo Wright	Special Teams Coordinator	2001 –	Wagner College
Mike Cassano	Assistant Head Coach Running Backs/Recruiting	2006 –	New Hampshire
Cary Godette	Assistant Head Coach Defensive Line	2009 –	East Carolina
Greg Laffere	Assistant Head Coach Offensive Line	2005 –	Miami
Alex Mirabal	Assistant Head Coach Tight Ends	2006 –	FIU
Frank Ponce	Assistant Head Coach Wide Receivers	2005 –	FIU
Jeff Popovich	Assistant Head Coach Secondary	2006 –	Miami
Roderick Moore	Strength & Conditioning Coach	–	-
Chris Siegle	Graduate Assistant Coach	2005 –	-
Dennis Smith	Graduate Assistant Coach	2006 –	Miami

References

1. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
2. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
3. "Toledo Rockets vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
4. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
5. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
6. "Troy Trojans vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
7. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
8. "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
9. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
10. "North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
11. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
12. "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.