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
Camellia Bowl, L 26–34 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2019 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 (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
1	Marshall
2	FIU
3	Florida Atlantic
4	Middle Tennessee
5	Western Kentucky
6	Old Dominion
7	Charlotte

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.

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

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

vs. Arkansas State (Camellia Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Red Wolves					0

Players drafted into the NFL

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