2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team

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2008
FIU Golden Panthers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 SBC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPhil Galiano (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFIU Stadium
Seasons
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 3     7 – 6  
Arkansas State   4 – 3     6 – 6  
FIU   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 4     4 – 8  
North Texas   0 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2008 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.

Regular season

The 2008 season started off with a loss at 13th-ranked

safety, and subsequently scored a touchdown. FIU lost, 17–9, but played acted as a spoiler for South Florida, with the latter falling three spots in the rankings. The game against Toledo became their first-ever out-of-conference FBS win. Against, Toledo, FIU forced four turnovers and recorded its first road win since 2005.[citation needed
]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at No. 13
Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
    		• L 10–4052,112
    September 612:00 p.m.at Iowa*
    		BTNL 0–4270,585
    September 205:00 p.m.No. 12 South Florida*
    		ESPNUL 9–1716,717
    September 277:00 p.m.at Toledo*
    		BCSNW 35–1619,004
    October 47:00 p.m.at
    ESPN Plus
    		W 42–1016,781
    October 117:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
    • FIU Stadium
    • Miami, FL
    		W 31–2115,108
    October 187:00 p.m.at
    Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
    		• ESPN PlusL 23–3319,316
    November 15:00 p.m.at
    Louisiana-Lafayette
    		L 20–4929,031
    November 87:00 p.m.Arkansas Statedagger
    • FIU Stadium
    • Miami, FL
    		W 22–2115,106
    November 227:00 p.m.
    Louisiana-Monroe
    • FIU Stadium
    • Miami, FL
    		L 27–3112,925
    November 294:00 p.m.at
    Dolphin Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl
    • )    		L 50–57 OT16,781
    December 67:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
    • FIU Stadium
    • Miami, FL
    		W 27–39,405

    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
    Bernard Clark Assistant Head Coach
    Defensive line
    		 2004–2005, 2007 – Miami
    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

    See also

    Game summaries

    at No. 13 Kansas

    Overall: (0–1), Conference: (0–2)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    FIU 0 10 0 0 10
    Kansas 7 23 10 0 40

    at Iowa

    Overall: (0–2), Conference: (0–0)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    FIU 0 0 0 0 0
    Iowa 21 14 0 7 42

    No. 12 South Florida

    Overall: (0–3), Conference: (0–0)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    South Florida 7 3 0 7 17
    FIU 0 0 0 9 9

    Toledo

    Overall: (1–3), Conference: (0–0)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    FIU 0 14 21 0 35
    Toledo 13 3 0 0 16

    North Texas

    Overall: (2–3), Conference: (1–0)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    FIU 14 14 7 7 42
    North Texas 0 0 3 7 10

    Middle Tennessee

    Overall: (3-3), Conference: (2–0)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Middle Tennessee 3 0 10 8 21
    FIU 0 10 14 7 31

    Troy

    Overall: (3–4), Conference: (2–1)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    FIU 9 7 0 7 23
    Troy 16 3 7 7 33

    Louisiana-Lafayette

    Overall: (3–5), Conference: (2–2)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    FIU 14 0 0 6 20
    Louisiana-Lafayette 7 28 14 0 49

    Arkansas State

    Overall: (4–5), Conference: (3–2)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Arkansas State 0 7 7 7 21
    FIU 0 6 6 10 22

    Louisiana-Monroe

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisiana-Monroe 0 21 10 0 31
    FIU 3 0 14 10 27

    Florida Atlantic

    Shula Bowl

    1 2 3 4OT Total
    FIU 7 9 6 280 50
    Florida Atlantic 14 0 8 287 57

    Western Kentucky

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Western Kentucky 3 0 0 0 3
    FIU 0 7 6 14 27

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