2023 FIU Panthers football team

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2023
Riccardo Silva Stadium
Seasons
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
New Mexico State y   7 – 1     10 – 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Western Kentucky   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Sam Houston*   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
FIU   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 FIU Panthers football team represented

Miami, Florida
.

Preseason

Conference USA media poll

Conference USA media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Western Kentucky (18)
2 Liberty (4)
3 Middle Tennessee
4 Louisiana Tech
5 New Mexico State
6 UTEP
7 Jacksonville State
T8 FIU
Sam Houston
Source:[1]

Schedule

FIU and Conference USA announced the Panthers' schedule on January 10, 2023.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 269:00 p.m.at
CBSSN
L 17–2216,299
September 26:30 p.m.
Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
    		• ESPN+W 14–1216,878
    September 96:30 p.m.North Texas*
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Westchester, FL
    		ESPN+W 46–3915,754
    September 163:30 p.m.at UConn*
    		CBSSNW 24–1720,405
    September 236:30 p.m.Liberty
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Westchester, FL
    		ESPN+L 6–3817,437
    October 49:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
    		CBSSNL 17–3411,540
    October 117:30 p.m.UTEP
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Westchester, FL
    		ESPN2L 14–2714,872
    October 187:00 p.m.at Sam Houston
    		CBSSNW 33–27 2OT7,543
    October 257:00 p.m.Jacksonville State
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Westchester, FL
    		CBSSNL 16–4114,074
    November 113:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
    		ESPN+L 6–4011,111
    November 187:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
    		ESPNUL 20–4461,442
    November 253:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Westchester, FL
    		ESPN+L 28–4112,724

    Game summaries

    at Louisiana Tech (Week 0)

    See also: Week 0 and 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
    FIU Panthers (0-0) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0) – Game Summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Panthers 14 3 0017
    Bulldogs 0 13 0922

    at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana

    • Date: August 26
    • Game time: 9:00 p.m.
      CBSSN
      ): TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter
    Statistics Florida International Louisiana Tech
    First downs 8 27
    Plays–yards 182 450
    Rushes–yards 178 117
    Passing yards 4 333
    Passing: comp–att–int 5–14–1 34–44–1
    Time of possession 21:42 38:13
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Florida International Passing Grayson James 5/14, 4 yards, INT
    Rushing Shomari Lawrence 15 carries, 139 yards, TD
    Receiving Josiah Miamen 1 reception, 4 yards
    Louisiana Tech Passing Hank Bachmeier 34/44, 333 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Charvis Thornton 8 carries, 51 yards
    Receiving Smoke Harris 11 receptions, 155 yards, TD

    vs Maine (FCS)

    See also: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and 2023 Maine Black Bears football team
    Maine Black Bears (FCS) (0-0) at FIU Panthers (0-1) – Game Summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Black Bears (FCS) 3 3 6012
    Panthers 7 7 0014

    at

    Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, Florida

    ): TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter
    Statistics Maine (FCS) Florida International
    First downs 27 13
    Plays–yards 85–378 54–305
    Rushes–yards 41–165 24–13
    Passing yards 213 292
    Passing: comp–att–int 21–44–0 15–30–1
    Time of possession 39:05 20:00
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Maine (FCS) Passing Derek Robertson 21/43, 213 yards
    Rushing Tristen Kenan 24 rushes, 110 yards, TD
    Receiving Montigo Moss 3 receptions, 50 yards
    Florida International Passing Keyone Jenkins 15/30, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT
    Rushing Shomari Lawrence 7 rushes, 26 yards
    Receiving Kris Mitchell 9 receptions, 201 yards, 2 TD

    vs North Texas

    See also: 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team
    North Texas Mean Green (0-1) at FIU Panthers (1-1) – Game Summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mean Green 10 10 71239
    Panthers 7 10 21846

    at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, Florida

    • Date: September 9th
    • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
      PST
    • Game attendance: 15,754
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter
    Statistics North Texas Florida International
    First downs
    Plays–yards
    Rushes–yards
    Passing yards
    Passing: comp–att–int
    Time of possession
    Team Category Player Statistics
    North Texas Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Florida International Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving

    at UConn

    See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team
    FIU Panthers (2-1) at UConn Huskies (0-2) – Game Summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Panthers 7 17 0024
    Huskies 3 0 7717

    at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

    • Date: September 16th
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
      PST
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: NW 14 MPH
    • Game attendance: 20,405
    • Referee: Art Brown
    • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan
    (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
    Game information
    First quarter
    • FIU – Jenkins, Keyone 1 yd run (Gabriel, Chase kick), 12:27. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:33
    • UCONN – McFadden, Joe 26 yd field goal, 5:49. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, TOP 06:32
    Second quarter
    • FIU – Gabriel, Chase 27 yd field goal, 14:58. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:35
    • FIU – Bracey, Jalen 45 yd pass from Jenkins, Keyone (Gabriel, Chase kick), 11:46. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:37
    • FIU – Mitchell, Kris 64 yd pass from Jenkins, Keyone (Gabriel, Chase kick), 0:47. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:25
    Third quarter
    • UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 11:32. Panthers 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:23
    Fourth quarter
    • UCONN – Houston, Devontae 37 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:04. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:13
    Statistics Florida International UConn
    First downs 16 20
    Plays–yards 364 343
    Rushes–yards 80 173
    Passing yards 284 170
    Passing: comp–att–int 15–27–0 15–32–0
    Time of possession 27:42 32:18
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Florida International Passing Keyone Jenkins 15/27, 284 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Shomari Lawrence 9 carries, 37 yards
    Receiving Jalen Bracey 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD
    UConn Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 15/32, 170 yards, TD
    Rushing Devontae Houston 19 carries, 126 yards
    Receiving Brett Buckman 5 receptions, 62 yards

    vs Liberty

    See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team
    Liberty Flames (3-0) at FIU Panthers (3-1) – Game Summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Flames 14 10 14038
    Panthers 6 0 006

    at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westcester, Florida

    • Date: September 23rd
    • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
      PST
    • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Cloudy
    • Game attendance: 17,437
    • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
    • TV announcers (ESPN+
    ): AJ Ricketts and Jonathan Zipper
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (11:21) LIB – Bentley Hanshaw 9-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Liberty 7-0)
    • (9:04) LIB – Treon Sibley 68-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, :54; Liberty 14-0)
    • (1:40) FIU – Keyone Jenkins 1-yard run (kick failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 4:50; Liberty 14-6)
    Second quarter
    • (2:56) LIB – Billy Lucas 18-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:52; Liberty 21-6)
    • (1:50) LIB – Nick Brown 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, :48; Liberty 24-6)
    Third quarter
    • (10:09) LIB – Kaidon Salter 2-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:14; Liberty 31-6)
    • (3:48) LIB – Kaidon Salter 1-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:52; Liberty 38-6)
    Statistics LIB FIU
    First downs 22 11
    Plays–yards 65-520 57-211
    Rushes–yards 44-364 33-64
    Passing yards 156 147
    Passing: comp–att–int 11-21-1 11-24-1
    Time of possession 33:09 26:51
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 11/21, 156 yards, 2TD, 1INT
    Rushing Quinton Cooley, Billy Lucas 12 carries, 102 yards / 11 carries, 102 yards, 1TD
    Receiving Treon Sibley 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1TD
    Florida International Passing Keyone Jenkins 9/21, 133 yards, 1INT
    Rushing Kejon Owens 11 carries, 42 yards
    Receiving Kris Mitchell 3 receptions, 89 yards

    at New Mexico State

    See also: 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team
    FIU Panthers (3-2) at New Mexico State Aggies (2-3) – Game Summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Panthers 7 7 3017
    Aggies 7 7 31734

    at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico

    • Date: October 4th
    • Game time: 9:00 p.m.
      PST
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
    • Game attendance: 11,540
    • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
    • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent and Donte Whitner
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (7:18) NMSU – Chris Bellamy 11-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 7:18. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 6:34.
    • (4:41) FIU – Keyone Jenkins 6-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 4:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37.
    Second quarter
    • (8:33) NMSU – Jordin Parker 49-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 8:33. Aggies 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:30.
    • (1:26) FIU – Shomari Lawrence 6-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:26. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:24.
    Third quarter
    • (7:44) NMSU – Ethan Albertson 23-yard field goal, 7:44. Aggies 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:16.
    • (1:01) FIU – Chase Gabriel 41-yard field goal, 1:01. Tied 17–17. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:36.
    Fourth quarter
    • (14:53) NMSU – Diego Pavia 43-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 14:53. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.
    • (10:35) NMSU – Star Thomas 3-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 10:35. Aggies 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:47.
    • (1:12) NMSU – Ethan Albertson 28-yard field goal, 1:12. Aggies 34–17. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:01.