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2008 FIU Golden Panthers football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 SBC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Phil Galiano (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium FIU Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009 →
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 Kansas, 40–10. Following that, Iowa routed FIU, 42–0. FIU then faced its highest-ranked opponent in school history, 12th-ranked South Florida, for the inaugural game of the new FIU Stadium. Trailing 17–0 with 2:30 left in the game FIU attained a 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 Kansas*
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 North Texas
 ESPN PlusW 42–1016,781
October 117:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 31–2115,108
October 187:00 p.m.at Troy
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 FAU
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

References


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2008 FIU Golden Panthers football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 SBC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Phil Galiano (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium FIU Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009 →
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 Kansas, 40–10. Following that, Iowa routed FIU, 42–0. FIU then faced its highest-ranked opponent in school history, 12th-ranked South Florida, for the inaugural game of the new FIU Stadium. Trailing 17–0 with 2:30 left in the game FIU attained a 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 Kansas*
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 North Texas
 ESPN PlusW 42–1016,781
October 117:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 31–2115,108
October 187:00 p.m.at Troy
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 FAU
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

References


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