2020 FIU Panthers football team

The 2020 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2020 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 fourth-year head coach Butch Davis. The season was notably truncated due to several cancellations stemming from the effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 FIU Panthers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record0–5 (0–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJerod Kruse (2nd season)
Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2020 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy  4 –1   7 –3  
Florida Atlantic  4 –2   5 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   5 –7  
Charlotte  2 –2   2 –4  
Middle Tennessee  2 –4   3 –6  
FIU  0 –3   0 –5  
West Division
UAB xy$  3 –1   6 –3  
UTSA  5 –2   7 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –2   5 –5  
North Texas  3 –4   4 –6  
Rice  2 –3   2 –3  
Southern Miss  2 –4   3 –7  
UTEP  0 –4   3 –5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

Schedule

This years season intended to feature nine games. FIU had scheduled Old Dominion and UMass, which were canceled. Both schools would not play football in the fall over concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Although UMass reversed their decision they intend to schedule and play a limited number of football games this fall.[2] UCF was also scheduled for September 12, 2020 but later called off due to FIU choosing to resume athletics on September 16, 2020.[3] On November 3, 2020, the game against UTEP was canceled due to positive testing of COVID-19.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 261:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPNUL 34–361,000
October 104:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
ESPNUL 28–312,213
October 237:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3L 10–191,041
November 137:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
CBSSNL 19–381,512
November 212:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
ESPN3L 21–383,823
Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

At Liberty
Florida International at Liberty
1 234Total
Panthers 14 0146 34
• Flames 14 0139 36
  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 1,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 3 E MPH
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
         
Scoring summary
114:51FIULexington Joseph 100-yard kickoff returned (Chase Gabriel kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:09)		FIU 7–0
12:40LIBNoah Fritch 24-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11)		TIE 7–7
05:20LIBPeyton Pickett 2-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)
(10 plays, 57 yards, 5:51)		LIB 14–7
02:16FIUD'vonte Price 30-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(8 plays, 82 yards, 3:04)		TIE 14–14
312:26LIBAlex Barbir 27-yard field goal
(6 plays, 66 yards, 2:34)		LIB 17–14
08:37LIBDJ Stubbs 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(6 plays, 61 yards, 2:23)		LIB 24–14
08:02FIUD'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(2 plays, 79 yards, 0:35)		LIB 24–21
04:35LIBAlex Barbir 21-yard field goal
(9 plays, 72 yards, 3:27)		LIB 27–21
01:42FIUBryce Singelton 45-yard pass from Stone Norton (Chase Gabriel kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53)		FIU 28–27
412:27LIBJoshua Mack 2-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:15)		LIB 33–28
06:32LIBAlex Barbir 27-yard field goal
(7 plays, 73 yards, 3:12)		LIB 36–28
04:30FIUD'vonte Price 6-yard pass from Stone Norton (two-point converison pass attempt failed)
(4 plays, 33 yards, 2:02)		LIB 36–34
See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team
Pregame lineOver/under
LIB –759[6]
StatisticsFIULiberty
First downs1631
Total yards304527
Rushing yards168219
Passing yards136308
Turnovers00
Time of possession22:3937:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingStone Norton9/13, 120 yards, 2 TDs
RushingD'vonte Price13 carries, 148 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingBryce Singleton2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
LibertyPassingMalik Willis24/30, 285 yards, 2 TDs
RushingJoshua Mack13 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDJ Stubbs8 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
1 234Total
• Blue Raiders 0 1777 31
Panthers 7 7140 28
     
Scoring summary
112:09FIUShaun Peterson Jr. 1-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(4 plays, 23 yards, 1:41)		FIU 7–0
213:57MTSUAsher O'Hara 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:20)		TIE 7–7
09:09MTSUAsher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(5 plays, 64 yards, 1:38)		MTSU 14–7
08:53FIUShaun Peterson Jr. 63-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(1 play, 78 yards, 0:16)		TIE 14–14
00:53MTSUCrews Holt 44-yard field goal
(9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42)		MTSU 17–14
306:54FIUNate Jefferson 7-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(5 plays, 36 yards, 2:06)		FIU 21–17
00:28MTSUCJ Windham 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(10 plays, 76 yards, 3:15)		MTSU 24–21
00:11FIUD'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(1 play, 65 yards, 0:17)		FIU 28–24
401:20MTSUJarrin Pierce 12-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26)		MTSU 31–28
See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Pregame lineOver/under
FIU –6.557[7]
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeFIU
First downs2315
Total yards404328
Rushing yards136270
Passing yards26858
Turnovers21
Time of possession31:4628:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
RushingAsher O'Hara23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingJarrin Pierce5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
FIUPassingKaylan Wiggins5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT
RushingShaun Peterson Jr.15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingNate Jefferson2 receptions, 19 yards

Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State at Florida International
1 234Total
• Gamecocks 3 1033 19
Panthers 3 070 10
  • Date: October 23, 2020
  • Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
    Miami, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 1,041
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 10 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts (play–by–play) and Cam Lynch (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
109:45FIUChase Gabriel 37-yard field goal
(6 plays, 20 yards, 2:10)		FIU 3–0
05:58JSUAlen Karajic 30-yard field goal
(10 plays, 62 yards, 3:47)		TIE 3–3
211:43JSUJosh Samuel 2-yard rush (Alen Karajic kick)
(14 plays, 98 yards, 7:32)		JSU 10–3
02:08JSUAlen Karajic 39-yard field goal
(12 plays, 55 yards, 6:35)		JSU 13–3
309:53JSUAlen Karajic 20-yard field goal
(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:07)		JSU 16–3
02:28FIUNate Jefferson 6-yard pass from Stone Norton (Chase Gabriel kick)
(7 plays, 63 yards, 3:00)		JSU 16–10
402:35JSUAlen Karajic 23-yard field goal
(14 plays, 66 yards, 7:22)		JSU 19–10
See also: 2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Pregame lineOver/under
FIU –1056[8]
StatisticsJacksonville StateFIU
First downs266
Total yards444156
Rushing yards28572
Passing yards15984
Turnovers01
Time of possession42:1617:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Jacksonville StatePassingZion Webb12/17, 103 yards
RushingJosh Samuel25 carries, 163 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAhmad Edwards3 receptions, 62 yards
FIUPassingStone Norton5/14, 66 yards, 1 TD
RushingD'Vonte Price9 carries, 43 yards
ReceivingNate Jefferson2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic at Florida International
1 234Total
• Owls 7 17014 38
Panthers 0 1009 19
       
Scoring summary
111:35FAULaJohntay Wester 11-yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25)		FAU 7–0
213:17FAUVladimir Rivas 43-yard field goal
(9 plays, 48 yards, 3:07)		FAU 10–0
13:01FIUD'Vonte Price 77-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)
(1 play, 77 yards, 0:16)		FAU 10–7
11:11FIUChase Gabriel 41-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:42)		TIE 10–10
09:52FAUMalcolm Davidson 37-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19)		FAU 17–10
01:41FAUBrandon Robinson 5-yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 2:54)		FAU 24–10
414:09FIUChase Gabriel 21-yard field goal
(15 plays, 79 yards, 6:26)		FAU 24–13
12:41FAUJames Charles 32-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:28)		FAU 31–13
02:29FAUJavion Posey 2-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(12 plays, 78 yards, 6:02)		FAU 38–13
01:55FIURivaldo Fairweather 67-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Max Bortenschlager two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(3 plays, 67 yards, 0:34)		FAU 38–19
See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Pregame lineOver/under
FAU –9.542[9]
StatisticsFlorida AtlanticFIU
First downs2215
Total yards461348
Rushing yards381156
Passing yards80192
Turnovers10
Time of possession31:2828:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida AtlanticPassingJavion Posey10/16, 80 yards, 2 TDs
RushingJavion Posey18 carries, 182 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTJ Chase1 reception, 28 yards
FIUPassingMax Bortenschlager11/21, 149 yards, 1 TD
RushingD'Vonte Price26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingRivaldo Fairweather7 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD

At Western Kentucky
Florida International at Western Kentucky
1 234Total
Panthers 7 608 21
• Hilltoppers 0 101414 38
     
Scoring summary
108:40FIUJJ Holloman 28-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick)
(9 plays, 52 yards, 3:36)		FIU 7–0
210:33WKUBrayden Narveson 39-yard field goal
(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:41)		FIU 7–3
10:19FIUEJ Wilson Jr. 100-yard kickoff returned (Chase Gabriel PAT failed)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		FIU 13–3
00:43WKUTyrrell Pigrome 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11)		FIU 13–10
309:25WKURoger Cray 19-yard fumble returned (Brayden Narveson kick)
(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:34)		WKU 17–13
09:08WKUEli Brown 22-yard interception returned (Brayden Narveson kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:08)		WKU 24–13
413:54WKUGaej Walker 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(3 plays, 59 yards, 0:56)		WKU 31–13
09:23WKUTyrrell Pigrome 4-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(4 plays, 44 yards, 1:27)		WKU 38–13
00:18FIUKaylan Wiggins 1-yard rush (Kaylan Wiggins two-point conversion rush)
(21 plays, 75 yards, 9:05)		WKU 38–21
See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Pregame lineOver/under
WKU –742[10]
StatisticsFIUWestern Kentucky
First downs1713
Total yards268278
Rushing yards121157
Passing yards147121
Turnovers20
Time of possession33:5126:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingMax Bortenschlager8/18, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingD'Vonte Price24 carries, 100 yards
ReceivingJJ Holloman2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Western KentuckyPassingTyrrell Pigrome14/25, 121 yards
RushingGaej Walker17 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMitchell Tinsley3 receptions, 28 yards

References
  1. "Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. "UMass reverses call, to play limited fall schedule". ESPN.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. UCF football schedule in flux after FIU game is called off|https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-football-schedule-20200814-oaolu2xxu5bhpo346ks4fgl5eu-story.html
  4. "2020 Football Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. "2020 Florida International Panthers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  6. "FIU Panthers vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs FIU Panthers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. "Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs FIU Panthers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  9. "Florida Atlantic Owls vs FIU Panthers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  10. "FIU Panthers vs WKU Hilltoppers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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