2022 FIU Panthers football team

The 2022 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth in C-USA. FIU played home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Westchester, Florida,

2022 FIU Panthers football
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJovan Dewitt (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
2022 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UTSA y$  8 0   11 3  
North Texas y  6 2   7 7  
Western Kentucky  6 2   9 5  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   8 5  
UAB  4 4   7 6  
Florida Atlantic  4 4   5 7  
Rice  3 5   5 8  
UTEP  3 5   5 7  
FIU  2 6   4 8  
Charlotte  2 6   3 9  
Louisiana Tech  2 6   3 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

C-USA media day

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Panthers were represented by head coach Mike MacIntyre, wide receiver Tyrese Chambers, and defensive lineman Davon Strickland.[1] The Panthers were predicted to finish in last place in the conference's preseason poll.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1UTSA
2UAB
3WKU
4Florida Atlantic
5North Texas
6UTEP
7Charlotte
8Middle Tennessee
9Louisiana Tech
10Rice
11FIU

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. Bryant* ESPN3 W 38–37 OT 0
September 10 7:00 p.m. at Texas State* ESPN+ L 12–41 18,757
September 24 3:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky CBSSN L 0–73 15,127
October 1 8:00 p.m. at New Mexico State* FloSports W 21–7 10,423
October 8 7:00 p.m. UConn*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
ESPN3 L 12–33 16,689
October 14 8:00 p.m. UTSA
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
CBSSN L 10–30 14,122
October 22 3:30 p.m. at Charlotte ESPN3 W 34–15 10,576
October 28 8:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
CBSSN W 42–34 2OT 12,478
November 5 4:00 p.m. at North Texas ESPN+ L 14–52 22,308
November 12 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL (Shula Bowl)
Stadium L 7–52 14,674
November 19 4:00 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ L 6–40 10,758
November 26 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
ESPN3/ESPN+ L 28–33 14,768
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

Bryant

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bulldogs 9 7 0 147 37
Panthers 0 6 0 248 38
StatisticsBRYFIU
First downs2827
Total yards470377
Rushing yards12167
Passing yards349310
Turnovers10
Time of possession38:1821:42
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BryantPassingZevi Eckhaus18/22, 243 yards, TD
RushingIshod Byarm19 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingAnthony Frederick3 receptions, 101 yards, TD
FIUPassingGrayson James16/31, 207 yards, 4 TD
RushingEJ Wilson Jr.11 rushes, 43 yards
ReceivingTyrese Chambers8 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD

At Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 3 0 6 12
Bobcats 10 10 0 21 41
StatisticsFIUTXST
First downs1821
Total yards313452
Rushing yards62226
Passing yards251225
Turnovers22
Time of possession27:5832:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingGrayson James30/47, 196 yards, 2 INT
RushingEJ Wilson Jr.6 rushes, 18 yards, TD
ReceivingTyrese Chambers10 receptions, 72 yards
Texas StatePassingLayne Hatcher15/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingCalvin Hill28 rushes, 195 yards, TD
ReceivingCharles Brown2 receptions, 68 yards, TD

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Hilltoppers 14 28 17 14 73
StatisticsFIUWKU
First downs1032
Total yards180688
Rushing yards56210
Passing yards124478
Turnovers21
Time of possession30:3229:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingGrayson James13/23, 85 yards
RushingLexington Joseph15 rushes, 31 yards
ReceivingNate Jefferson4 receptions, 27 yards
Western KentuckyPassingAustin Reed29/35, 381 yards, 5 TD
RushingL. T. Sanders4 rushes, 73 yards, TD
ReceivingMalachi Corley3 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 0 0 21
Aggies 0 7 0 0 7
StatisticsFIUNMSU
First downs2014
Total yards344221
Rushing yards16282
Passing yards182139
Turnovers00
Time of possession30:4529:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingGrayson James13/19, 175 yards, 3 TD
RushingLexington Joseph14 rushes, 80 yards
ReceivingTyrese Chambers6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
New Mexico StatePassingDiego Pavia8/14, 85 yards
RushingJamoni Jones12 rushes, 50 yards
ReceivingBryce Childress5 receptions, 43 yards

UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 13 6 7 33
Panthers 0 0 10 2 12
StatisticsCONNFIU
First downs2017
Total yards402409
Rushing yards295153
Passing yards107256
Turnovers03
Time of possession34:1525:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UConnPassingZion Turner14/19, 102 yards
RushingDevontae Houston12 rushes, 135 yards
ReceivingJustin Joly5 receptions, 62 yards
FIUPassingGrayson James28/43, 256 yards, 2 INT
RushingLexington Joseph7 rushes, 103 yards, TD
ReceivingJalen Bracey9 receptions, 75 yards

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 17 7 6 30
Panthers 0 3 0 7 10
StatisticsUTSAFIU
First downs2319
Total yards433323
Rushing yards130137
Passing yards303186
Turnovers21
Time of possession27:5432:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTSAPassingFrank Harris24/35, 303 yards, 2 TD
RushingKevorian Barnes20 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingZakhari Franklin6 receptions, 68 yards, TD
FIUPassingGrayson James18/36, 174 yards, INT
RushingLexington Joseph6 rushes, 56 yards
ReceivingKris Mitchell2 receptions, 70 yards

At Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 13 7 0 34
49ers 0 0 0 15 15
StatisticsFIUCLT
First downs2521
Total yards453337
Rushing yards14760
Passing yards306277
Turnovers15
Time of possession34:3825:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingGrayson James26/34, 306 yards, TD, INT
RushingLexington Joseph17 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTyrese Chambers10 receptions, 143 yards
CharlottePassingChris Reynolds23/38, 244 yards, 3 INT
RushingShadrick Byrd9 rushes, 42 yards
ReceivingElijah Spencer6 receptions, 77 yards

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bulldogs 10 7 0 1070 34
Panthers 7 14 3 378 42
StatisticsLTFIU
First downs2323
Total yards440378
Rushing yards18457
Passing yards256321
Turnovers00
Time of possession33:1626:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Louisiana TechPassingLandry Lyddy28/40, 256 yards
RushingMarquis Crosby21 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingNate Jones4 receptions, 72 yards
FIUPassingGrayson James31/48, 321 yards, 3 TD
RushingLexington Joseph12 rushes, 37 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingRivaldo Fairweather6 receptions, 89 yards

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 0 0 14
Mean Green 24 21 0 7 52
StatisticsFIUUNT
First downs1227
Total yards258623
Rushing yards113209
Passing yards145414
Turnovers23
Time of possession26:0333:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingGrayson James19/35, 130 yards, 2 INT
RushingGrayson James4 rushes, 37 yards
ReceivingRivaldo Fairweather1 reception, 39 yards
North TexasPassingAustin Aune25/34, 414 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
RushingStone Earle11 rushes, 60 yards, TD
ReceivingJyaire Shorter2 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 21 10 14 7 52
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
StatisticsFAUFIU
First downs2514
Total yards385277
Rushing yards281203
Passing yards10474
Turnovers04
Time of possession32:5227:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida AtlanticPassingN'Kosi Perry14/21, 104 yards, 2 TD
RushingLarry McCammon26 rushes, 104 yards
ReceivingTony Johnson2 receptions, 43 yards, TD
FIUPassingGrayson James9/26, 56 yards, 2 INT
RushingLexington Joseph11 rushes, 87 yards
ReceivingTyrese Chambers2 receptions, 28 yards

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6
Miners 14 24 0 2 40
StatisticsFIUUTEP
First downs529
Total yards71525
Rushing yards15335
Passing yards56190
Turnovers11
Time of possession18:0042:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassingGrayson James6/16, 56 yards, INT
RushingLexington Joseph8 rushes, 10 yards
ReceivingRivaldo Fairweather1 reception, 22 yards
UTEPPassingCalvin Brownholtz12/18, 190 yards, 2 TD
RushingReynaldo Flores13 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKelly Akharaiyi3 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 6 14 7 6 33
Panthers 0 7 14 7 28
StatisticsMTSUFIU
First downs2624
Total yards447497
Rushing yards16883
Passing yards279414
Turnovers04
Time of possession34:3525:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingChase Cunningham29/42, 279 yards
RushingDarius Bracy20 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingIzaiah Gathings7 receptions, 77 yards
FIUPassingHaden Carlson29/52, 414 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT
RushingEJ Wilson Jr.6 rushes, 32 yards
ReceivingRivaldo Fairweather8 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TD

References

  1. "2022 Ryan C-USA Kickoff Set for July 27 in Arlington". Conference USA. June 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022". Conference USA. July 25, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. "2022 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.


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