2021 FIU Panthers football team

2021
Riccardo Silva Stadium
2021 Riccardo Silva Stadium
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2021 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Marshall	5	–	3	7	–	6
Old Dominion	5	–	3	6	–	7
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	3	–	5	5	–	7
FIU	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
UTSA xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
UAB	6	–	2	9	–	4
North Texas	5	–	3	6	–	7
UTEP	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rice	3	–	5	4	–	8
Southern Miss	2	–	6	3	–	9
Louisiana Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 FIU Panthers football team represented

Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis

.

The season was marred by drama and controversy, with athletic director Pete Garcia clearing his desk out in the middle of the night, with no prior announcement or news conference. A few days later, it was announced that head coach Butch Davis would not be returning following the season. Davis alleged that university administrators had cut the football program's budget by $500,000 each year for the past two years and that coaches were not allowed to recruit on the road. University administrators have not commented on Davis's allegations.^[1]

Preseason

C-USA media days

The Panthers were predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 48–10	0
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 17–23 ^OT	0
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN+	L 21–54	50,118
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 27–31	18,382
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	Stadium	L 21–58	24,726
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN	L 33–45	0
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 19–34	0
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	L 0–38	18,466
November 6	7:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 24–47	0
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 10–50	10,606
November 20	7:00 p.m.	North Texas	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 7–49	0
November 27	3:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 17–37	20,041
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

2021 FIU Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Tyrese Chambers	So
WR	`1`	Shemar Thornton	Sr
WR	`2`	Bryce Singleton	Jr
RB	`3`	Shaun Peterson Jr.	So
QB	`4`	Haden Carlson	Fr
WR	`6`	Nate Jefferson	Fr
QB	`7`	Kaylan Wiggins	Jr
RB	`8`	Lexington Josepg	So
WR	`9`	Artez Hooker	Fr
QB	`10`	Grayson James	Fr
QB	`11`	Isaiah Velez	Fr
QB	`12`	Max Bortenschlager	Sr
TE	`13`	Rivaldo Fairweather	Fr
TE	`14`	Joe Hocker	Fr
WR	`15`	Teddy Richardson	Fr
WR	`16`	Randall St. Felix	Jr
WR	`17`	Caleb Lynum	So
WR	`18`	Jay Barry Jr.	Fr
TE	`19`	Daniel Pilgrim	Fr
RB	`20`	Kejon Owens	Fr
RB	`21`	E. J. Wilson Jr.	Fr
RB	`24`	D'Vonte Price	Sr
RB	`32`	Maleek Williams	Jr
WR	`34`	Ross Fornut	Fr
RB	`38`	Hosea Robinson	Fr
OL	`51`	Dontae Keys	Sr
OL	`54`	Kristoff Pollas	Fr
OL	`58`	Api Mane	Sr
OL	`59`	Wyatt Lawson	Fr
OL	`63`	Noah Quier	Fr
OL	`65`	Julius Pierce	Fr
OL	`66`	Jahmari Sylvester	Fr
OL	`67`	Jake Aguirre	Fr
OL	`68`	Sebastian Laraque	Fr
OL	`69`	Ming Tjon	Fr
OL	`70`	Miles Frazier	Fr
OL	`72`	Sione Finau	So
OL	`74`	Rey Bennett	So
OL	`77`	Lyndell Hudson Jr.	So
OL	`78`	Shamar Hobdy-Lee	Fr
OL	`79`	Logan Gunderson	Jr
WR	`80`	Kris Mitchell	Fr
WR	`81`	Dean Patterson	Fr
WR	`82`	Jordan Underwood	So
WR	`83`	Carson Kaleo	Jr
TE	`84`	David O'Meara	Jr
TE	`85`	Jackson McDonald	Fr
TE	`87`	Kamareon Williams	So
TE	`88`	Sterling Palmer	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Dorian Hall	Jr
LB	`2`	Eric Mitchell	Sr
DB	`3`	Richard Dames	Sr
DB	`4`	Rishard Dames	Jr
DL	`5`	Kevin Oliver	Sr
DB	`7`	Josh Valentine-Turner	Jr
LB	`9`	Jamal Gates	Sr
LB	`10`	Daniel Jackson	Sr
LB	`11`	Josh Powell	Sr
DB	`15`	Pierce Withers	Jr
DB	`18`	Demarcus Robinson	Sr
DB	`19`	Deuce Dunbar	Fr
DB	`22`	Benny McCray	Jr
DB	`23`	Andrew Volmar	Fr
DB	`27`	Henry Gray	Fr
DB	`29`	Jamal Potts	Fr
DB	`30`	Joe Perkins	Fr
LB	`33`	Nasir Carter	Fr
LB	`34`	Chance Coleman	Fr
LB	`36`	Ah'Mahri McCray	Fr
DB	`39`	Brian Blades	Fr
DB	`40`	Demetrius Hill	Fr
DB	`41`	D'Mor Jean-Baptiste	Fr
LB	`42`	Reggie Peterson	Fr
DB	`43`	Jabril Muhammad	Fr
LB	`44`	A. J. Mathis	Fr
LB	`45`	Rocky Jacques-Louis	Jr
DB	`47`	Gio Richardson	Fr
LB	`48`	Gaethan Bernadel	Fr
DL	`49`	Shykieim Pace	Fr
LB	`52`	Donovan Georges	So
DL	`53`	Tevin Jones	Jr
LB	`55`	Baba Conate	Jr
LB	`56`	Tamarick Best	Fr
DL	`57`	Nick Donahue	Fr
DL	`60`	Clayton Senior III	Fr
LB	`61`	Joey Maya	Fr
DL	`75`	Rashad Colson	Jr
DL	`86`	Keegan Davis	Fr
DL	`89`	Ty Danzy	Fr
DL	`90`	Travonte O'Neal	Fr
DL	`91`	Jeramy Passmore	Fr
DL	`92`	Jason Mercier	Jr
DL	`93`	Jordan Guerad	Fr
DL	`95`	Jeremy Moore	So
DL	`96`	David Reynolds	So
DL	`98`	Savion Collins	Fr
DL	`99`	Davon Strickland	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`1`	Tommy Heatherly	Sr
P, K	`25`	Daton Montiel	Fr
LS	`31`	Tommy Zozus	Jr
K	`32`	Matthew Enriquez	Fr
K	`35`	Lucas Matias	So
K	`37`	Chase Gabriel	Fr
LS	`85`	Jackson McDonald	Fr

Head coach

Butch Davis (Arkansas)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Andrew Breiner (Lock Haven)
Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
Everett Withers (Appalachian State)
Associate head coach/Defensive coordinator/Secondary

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

LIU

LIU Sharks at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	10	0	0	10
Panthers	21	7	10	10	48

at

Miami, Florida

Date: September 2
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Noil
TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

FIU – D'vonte Price 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:55. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05.
FIU – D'vonte Price 68-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 4:52. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:28.
FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 4-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:56. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14.

Second quarter

FIU – D'vonte Price 28-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:47. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:16.
LIU – Derick Eugene 74-yard pass from Camden Orth (Paul Inzerillo kick), 3:59. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:40.
LIU – Paul Inzerillo 29-yard field goal, 0:06. Panthers 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

FIU – Bryce Singleton 52-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:01. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:02.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 29-yard field goal, 4:26. Panthers 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:31.

Fourth quarter

FIU – Tyrese Chambers 12-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:06. Panthers 45–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:34.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 45-yard field goal, 7:33. Panthers 48–10. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:50.

Top passers

LIU – Camden Orth – 15/30, 197 yards, TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/17, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

LIU – Jonathan DeBique – 7 rushes, 34 yards
FIU – D'Vonte Price – 5 rushes, 165 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

LIU – Derick Eugene – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD
FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD

Texas State

Pregame line	Over/under
FIU –2.0	56

Texas State Bobcats at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bobcats	7	3	0	7	6	23
Panthers	0	7	10	0	0	17

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: September 11
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 7 MPH
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TXST – Caleb Twyford 17-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick), 12:14. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:40.

Second quarter

TXST – Seth Keller 48-yard field goal, 2:10. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 22-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 0:06. Bobcats 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.

Third quarter

FIU – Rivaldo Fairweather 34-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:04. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:50.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 18-yard field goal, 2:55. Panthers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:27.

Fourth quarter

TXST – Brock Sturges 1-yard run (Seth Keller kick), 10:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:23.

Overtime

TXST – Brock Sturges 11-yard run. Bobcats 23–17. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards.

Top passers

TXST – Brady McBride – 18/31, 165 yards, TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 17/34, 259 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

TXST – Calvin Hill – 14 rushes, 72 yards
FIU – D'vonte Price – 23 rushes, 113 yards

Top receivers

TXST – Marcell Barbee – 8 receptions 67 yards
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

At Texas Tech

FIU Panthers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	7	0	21
Red Raiders	7	28	9	10	54

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: September 18
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 50,118
Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Brandon Jacobs
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

FIU – D'vonte Price 3-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 6:27. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:58.
TTU – Marquise Waters 72-yard interception return (Jonathan Garibay kick), 3:18. Tied 7–7.

Second quarter

TTU – Travis Koontz 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 12:15. Red Raiders 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.
FIU – E.J. Wilson Jr. 69-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:51. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.
TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 1-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 9:38. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
TTU – Trey Cleveland 28-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 4:48. Red Raiders 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:42.
TTU – Travis Koontz 1-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 0:05. Red Raiders 35–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:52.

Third quarter

TTU – Jonathan Garibay 21-yard field goal, 9:08. Red Raiders 38–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:52.
FIU – Nate Jefferson 2-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 3:16. Red Raiders 38–21. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:21.
TTU – Mason Tharp 25-yard pass from Tyler Shough (kick failed), 0:55. Red Raiders 44–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21.

Fourth quarter

TTU – Jonathan Garibay 28-yard field goal, 10:56. Red Raiders 47–21. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:27.
TTU – Henry Colombi 19-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 5:47. Red Raiders 54–21. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 12/27, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT
TTU – Tyler Shough – 26/35, 399 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

FIU – D'vonte Price – 15 rushes, 51 yards, TD
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 9 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 2 receptions, 71 yards
TTU – Kaylon Geiger – 6 receptions, 121 yards

At Central Michigan

Pregame line	Over/under
CMU –12.0	55.5

FIU Panthers at Central Chippewas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	13	0	27
Chippewas	0	10	0	21	31

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Date: September 25
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 18,382
Referee: Jon Noli
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barber and Randy Buffington
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

CMU – Marshall Meeder 35-yard field goal, 8:36. Chippewas 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:35.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 31-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:51. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33.
FIU – Kamareon Williams 3-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:33. Panthers 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 1:19.
CMU – Dallas Dixon 11-yard pass from Jacob Sirmon (Marshall Meeder kick), 0:34. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:10.

Third quarter

FIU – D'vonte Price 5-yard run (kick blocked), 9:32. Panthers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:10.
FIU – Rishard Dames 6-yard punt return (Chase Gabriel kick), 3:17. Panthers 27–10.

Fourth quarter

CMU – Lew Nichols III 15-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 10:57. Panthers 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
CMU – JaCorey Sullivan 14-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 7:12. Panthers 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:53.
CMU – Dallas Dixon 27-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 1:18. Chippewas 31–27. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:42.

Top passers

FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 20/38, 395 yards, 2 TD, INT
CMU – Daniel Richardson – 16/23, 276 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

FIU – D'vonte Price – 17 rushes, 50 yards, TD
CMU – Lew Nichols III – 25 rushes, 152 yards

Top receivers

FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 6 receptions, 175 yards, TD
CMU – Dallas Dixon – 8 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD

At Florida Atlantic

FIU Panthers at Florida Atlantic Owls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	14	0	0	21
Owls	7	27	10	14	58

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

Date: October 2
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 24,726
Referee: Scott Hardin
TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe and Max Browne
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

FAU – N'Kosi Perry 8-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 13:52. Owls 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.
FIU – D'vonte Price 1-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 7:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:17.

Second quarter

FAU – James Charles 32-yard run (run failed), 14:36. Owls 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:41.
FIU – Randall St. Felix 11-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 12:03. Panthers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:33.
FAU – Zaire Mitchell-Paden 22-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 8:42. Owls 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:13.
FAU – Johnny Ford 89-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 7:15. Owls 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:34.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 68-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Aaron Shahriari kick), 4:54. Owls 27–21. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:13.
FAU – Je'Quan Burton 42-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:33. Owls 34–21. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:21.

Third quarter

FAU – Aaron Shahriari 20-yard field goal, 5:09. Owls 37–21. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:03.
FAU – Nick Tronti 5-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:49. Owls 44–21. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

FAU – Johnny Ford 10-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 10:13. Owls 51–21. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:00.
FAU – Kelvin Dean Jr. 20-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 3:53. Owls 58–21. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:54.

Top passers

FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 12/28, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
FAU – N'Kosi Perry – 18/21, 329 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

FIU – E. J. Wilson Jr. – 5 rushes, 37 yards
FAU – Johnny Ford – 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD

Top receivers

FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD
FAU – Je'Quan Burton – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	14	14	45
Panthers	3	3	7	20	33

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: October 8
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Joe Lehring
TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis and Donte Whitner
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

FIU – Chase Gabriel 26-yard field goal, 8:59. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:01.
CLT – Calvin Camp 2-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:15. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:33.

Second quarter

CLT – Taylor Thompson 5-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 9:21. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:00.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 43-yard field goal, 4:49. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:27.
CLT – Jonathan Cruz 42-yard field goal, 0:03. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 18 yards, 4:35.

Third quarter

CLT – Victor Tucker 22-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 11:58. 49ers 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
FIU – Kris Mitchell 50-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:25. 49ers 24–13. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33.
CLT – Jake Clemons 1-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 3:46. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:08.

Fourth quarter

FIU – Tyrese Chambers 59-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:10. 49ers 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26.
CLT – Jonathan Cruz 41-yard interception return (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:45. 49ers 38–20.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 75-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:35. 49ers 38–27. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10.
CLT – Ryan Carriere 4-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 2:36. 49ers 45–27. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:59.
FIU – Sterling Palmer 8-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (kick failed), 0:14. 49ers 45–33. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.

Top passers

CLT – Chris Reynolds – 22/28, 199 yards, 4 TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 19/30, 466 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

CLT – Shadrick Byrd – 14 rushes, 80 yards
FIU – D'vonte Price – 18 rushes, 89 yards

Top receivers

CLT – Victor Tucker – 8 receptions, 82 yards, TD
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 3 receptions, 201 yards, 2 TD

Western Kentucky

Pregame line	Over/under
WKU –16.5	78

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	17	7	10	34
Panthers	6	6	0	7	19

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: October 23
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Foy
TV announcers (ESPN+): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

FIU – Max Bortenschlager 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.

Second quarter

WKU – Adam Cofield 8-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 7:13. Hilltoppers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:52.
FIU – Randall St. Felix 75-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (pass failed), 7:04. Panthers 12–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 23-yard field goal, 1:22. Panthers 12–10. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:42.
WKU – Mitchell Tinsley 32-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:15. Hilltoppers 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:34.

Third quarter

WKU – Jerreth Sterns 20-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:35. Hilltoppers 24–12. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25.

Fourth quarter

WKU – Jerreth Sterns 1-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:08. Hilltoppers 31–12. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:52.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 26-yard field goal, 4:08. Hilltoppers 34–12. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:20.
FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 3-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:39. Hilltoppers 34–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:29.

Top passers

WKU – Bailey Zappe – 39/49, 382 yards, 3 TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 15/32, 192 yards, TD

Top rushers

WKU – Adam Cofield – 15 rushes, 74 yards, TD
FIU – D'vonte Price – 15 rushes, 86 yards

Top rushers

WKU – Jerreth Sterns – 14 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Randall St. Felix – 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD

At Marshall

FIU Panthers at Marshall Thundering Herd – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	3	21	7	7	38

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia

Date: October 30
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 18,466
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV announcers (Stadium): Noah Coslov and Max Starks
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29-yard field goal, 6:50. Thundering Herd 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30.

Second quarter

MRSH – Grant Wells 2-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 9:00. Thundering Herd 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:56.
MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 7:33. Thundering Herd 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:37.
MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 3:16. Thundering Herd 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:46.

Third quarter

MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 0:30. Thundering Herd 31–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 6:56.

Fourth quarter

MRSH – Ethan Payne 1-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 9:16. Thundering Herd 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:08.

Top passers

FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/28, 128 yards, INT
MRSH – Grant Wells – 20/25, 184 yards

Top rushers

FIU – D'vonte Price – 10 rushes, 51 yards
MRSH – Rasheen Ali – 26 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

FIU – Rivaldo Fairweather – 4 receptions, 59 yards
MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed – 5 receptions, 52 yards

Old Dominion

Old Dominion Monarchs at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	24	0	6	17	47
Panthers	10	0	7	7	24

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: November 6
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Noil
TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Patrick Murray
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

ODU – Zack Kuntz 20-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick), 11:59. Monarchs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23.
ODU – Nick Rice 50-yard field goal, 10:19. Monarchs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:52.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 46-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 8:22. Monarchs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48.
ODU – Elijah Davis 61-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 6:56. Monarchs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 21-yard field goal, 3:27. Monarchs 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:29.
ODU – Blake Watson 3-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 0:27. Monarchs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:53.

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

ODU – Darius Savedge 63-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (kick failed), 9:37. Monarchs 30–10. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 2:58.
FIU – Bryce Singleton 65-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 8:15. Monarchs 30–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22.

Fourth quarter

ODU – Deeve Harris 40-yard interception return (Nick Rice kick), 14:46. Monarchs 37–17.
ODU – Nick Rice 31-yard field goal, 7:12. Monarchs 40–17. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:58.
FIU – Bryce Singleton 13-yard pass from Grayson James (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:59. Monarchs 40–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
ODU – Blake Watson 7-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 1:01. Monarchs 47–24. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:57.

Top passers

ODU – Hayden Wolff – 22/42, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 18/32, 315 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

ODU – Blake Watson – 28 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Lexington Joseph – 11 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

ODU – Zack Kuntz – 9 receptions, 102 yards, TD
FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD

At Middle Tennessee

FIU Panthers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	0	7	10
Blue Raiders	7	27	9	7	50

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Date: November 13
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 10,606
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose and Jeremy Kellum
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

MTSU – Jimmy Marshall 12-yard pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick), 9:00. Blue Raiders 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 53-yard field goal, 4:27. Blue Raiders 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:33.

Second quarter

MTSU – Yusuf Ali 1-yard pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick), 13:30. Blue Raiders 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:57.
MTSU – Frank Peasant 2-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 6:52. Blue Raiders 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:05.
MTSU – Quincy Riley 45-yard interception return (Zeke Rankin kick), 6:34. Blue Raiders 28–3.
MTSU – Zeke Rankin 24-yard field goal, 3:54. Blue Raiders 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:27.
MTSU – Zeke Rankin 46-yard field goal, 1:26. Blue Raiders 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:49.

Third quarter

MTSU – Marley Cook safety, 10:13. Blue Raiders 36–3.
MTSU – Martell Pettaway 57-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 9:52. Blue Raiders 43–3. Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:13.

Fourth quarter

MTSU – Jaylin Lane 29-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 14:11. Blue Raiders 50–3. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:56.
FIU – Maleek Williams 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 6:08. Blue Raiders 50–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:18.

Top passers

FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 9/20, 68 yards, 2 INT
MTSU – Nick Vattiato – 20/24, 147 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

FIU – E. J. Wilson Jr. – 10 rushes, 42 yards
MTSU – Martell Pettaway – 11 rushes, 95 yards, TD

Top receivers

FIU – Bryce Singleton – 4 receptions, 33 yards
MTSU – Jimmy Marshall – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	28	14	0	49
Panthers	0	0	7	0	7

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: November 20
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Vicknair
TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Patrick Murray
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

UNT – Austin Aune 11-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:03. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:32.

Second quarter

UNT – Roderic Burns 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 12:43. Mean Green 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:56.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 50-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:09. Mean Green 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:35.
UNT – Khatib Lyles 35-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 4:45. Mean Green 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:42.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 0:31. Mean Green 35–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 2:50.

Third quarter

FIU – Tyrese Chambers 60-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:36. Mean Green 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:24.
UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 5-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:06. Mean Green 42–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
UNT – Ayo Adeyi 28-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 7:36. Mean Green 49–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:40.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

UNT – Austin Aune – 6/12, 219 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 15/32, 167 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 18 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. – 5 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

UNT – Roderic Burns – 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

At Southern Miss

FIU Panthers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	3	0	17
Golden Eagles	21	0	3	13	37

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Date: November 27
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 20,041
Referee: Patrick Foy
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Dustin Almond
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

USM – Dajon Richard 29-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 6:26. Golden Eagles 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:15.
USM – Jason Brownlee 34-yard pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 6:01. Golden Eagles 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:08.
USM – Frank Gore Jr. 2-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 3:46. Golden Eagles 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 91-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 0:58. Golden Eagles 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:51.

Second quarter

FIU – Lexington Joseph 8-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 11:01. Golden Eagles 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:14.

Third quarter

USM – Briggs Bourgeois 25-yard field goal, 9:59. Golden Eagles 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:01.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 26-yard field goal, 4:46. Golden Eagles 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:13.

Fourth quarter

USM – Frank Gore Jr. 5-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 10:37. Golden Eagles 31–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:29.
USM – Jason Brownlee 34-yard pass from Frank Gore Jr. (kick blocked), 8:45. Golden Eagles 37–17. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:06.

Top passers

FIU – Max Borternschlager – 13/24, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT
USM – Frank Gore Jr. – 4/5, 81 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

FIU – Lexington Joseph – 16 rushes, 105 yards, TD
USM – Dajon Richard – 16 rushes, 107 yards, TD

Top receivers

FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 5 receptions, 155 yards, TD
USM – Jason Brownlee – 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

References

^ Villa, Walter (November 25, 2021). "There is at least one thing - potentially - that is positive out of FIU's season". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish For 2021". Conference USA. July 19, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "2021 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[1] Villa, Walter (November 25, 2021). "There is at least one thing - potentially - that is positive out of FIU's season". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[2] "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish For 2021". Conference USA. July 19, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[3] "2021 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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