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    2020 FIU Panthers football team

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    2020 FIU Panthers football
    ConferenceConference USA
    DivisionEast Division
    Record0–5 (0–3 C-USA)
    Head coach
    • Butch Davis (4th season)
    Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (4th season)
    Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Copp (2nd season)
    Co-defensive coordinatorJerod Kruse (2nd season)
    Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 2019
    2021 →
    2020 Conference USA football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf Overall
    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.

    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.

    Schedule

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    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*
    • Williams Stadium
    • Lynchburg, VA
    		ESPNUL 34–361,000
    October 104:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Miami, FL
    		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
    • Riccardo Silva Stadium
    • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)
    		CBSSNL 19–381,512
    November 212:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
    • Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
    • Bowling Green, KY
    		ESPN3L 21–383,823
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game
    • All times are in Eastern time
    Schedule Source:[4][5]

    Game summaries

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    At Liberty

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    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 line Over/under
    LIB –7 59[6]
    Statistics FIU Liberty
    First downs 16 31
    Total yards 304 527
    Rushing yards 168 219
    Passing yards 136 308
    Turnovers 0 0
    Time of possession 22:39 37:21
    Team Category Player Statistics
    FIU Passing Stone Norton 9/13, 120 yards, 2 TDs
    Rushing D'Vonte Price 13 carries, 148 yards, 2 TDs
    Receiving Bryce Singleton 2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
    Liberty Passing Malik Willis 24/30, 285 yards, 2 TDs
    Rushing Joshua Mack 13 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving DJ Stubbs 8 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

    Middle Tennessee

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    Middle Tennessee at Florida International
    1 234Total
    • Blue Raiders 0 1777 31
    Panthers 7 7140 28
    • Date: October 10, 2020
    • Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
      Miami, FL
    • Game start: 4:02 p.m. EDT
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
    • Game attendance: 2,213
    • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 10 MPH
    • Referee: Kevin Randall
    • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
         
    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 line Over/under
    FIU –6.5 57[7]
    Statistics Middle Tennessee FIU
    First downs 23 15
    Total yards 404 328
    Rushing yards 136 270
    Passing yards 268 58
    Turnovers 2 1
    Time of possession 31:46 28:14
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
    Rushing Asher O'Hara 23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
    Receiving Jarrin Pierce 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
    FIU Passing Kaylan Wiggins 5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT
    Rushing Shaun Peterson Jr. 15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs
    Receiving Nate Jefferson 2 receptions, 19 yards

    Jacksonville State

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    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 line Over/under
    FIU –10 56[8]
    Statistics Jacksonville State FIU
    First downs 26 6
    Total yards 444 156
    Rushing yards 285 72
    Passing yards 159 84
    Turnovers 0 1
    Time of possession 42:16 17:44
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 12/17, 103 yards
    Rushing Josh Samuel 25 carries, 163 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Ahmad Edwards 3 receptions, 62 yards
    FIU Passing Stone Norton 5/14, 66 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing D'Vonte Price 9 carries, 43 yards
    Receiving Nate Jefferson 2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

    Florida Atlantic

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    Florida Atlantic at Florida International
    1 234Total
    • Owls 7 17014 38
    Panthers 0 1009 19
    • Date: November 13, 2020
    • Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
      Miami, FL
    • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
    • Game attendance: 1,512
    • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: ENE 7 MPH
    • Referee: Chris Bynum
    • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak (play–by–play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
           
    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 line Over/under
    FAU –9.5 42[9]
    Statistics Florida Atlantic FIU
    First downs 22 15
    Total yards 461 348
    Rushing yards 381 156
    Passing yards 80 192
    Turnovers 1 0
    Time of possession 31:28 28:32
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Florida Atlantic Passing Javion Posey 10/16, 80 yards, 2 TDs
    Rushing Javion Posey 18 carries, 182 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving TJ Chase 1 reception, 28 yards
    FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 11/21, 149 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing D'Vonte Price 26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 7 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD

    At Western Kentucky

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    Florida International at Western Kentucky
    1 234Total
    Panthers 7 608 21
    • Hilltoppers 0 101414 38
    • Date: November 21, 2020
    • Location: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
      Bowling Green, KY
    • Game start: 2:05 p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
    • Game attendance: 3,823
    • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
    • Referee: Joe Lehring
    • TV announcers (ESPN3): Nate Gatter (play–by–play) and Brandon Doughty (analyst)
         
    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 line Over/under
    WKU –7 42[10]
    Statistics FIU Western Kentucky
    First downs 17 13
    Total yards 268 278
    Rushing yards 121 157
    Passing yards 147 121
    Turnovers 2 0
    Time of possession 33:51 26:09
    Team Category Player Statistics
    FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 8/18, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing D'Vonte Price 24 carries, 100 yards
    Receiving JJ Holloman 2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
    Western Kentucky Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 14/25, 121 yards
    Rushing Gaej Walker 17 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 3 receptions, 28 yards

    References

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    1. ^ "Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports". The Virginian Pilot. August 10, 2020. 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". Orlando Sentinel. August 14, 2020.
    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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