The old saying in football is: “Offense wins games and defense wins championships.” The only problem with that is you have to win games before you can even get to a championship. Right now, the offense is simply not getting it done.
With no shot of obtaining first place in the conference, now that the team sits four wins behind Louisiana with just three SBC games to go, the focus has turned to finishing the season off strong and getting into a bowl game.
The final stretch of the regular season for FIU starts Saturday, Nov. 5 in Western Kentucky as the Panthers take on the Hilltoppers, one of the hottest teams in the Sun Belt.
Coming off the thrilling 23-20 overtime victory against Troy last week, the Panthers have been given 11 days off until the matchup at Western Kentucky on Nov. 5.
Despite having four turnovers in regulation, the Panthers were able to force the game into overtime and end it on a 22-yard field from Jack Griffin in a thrilling overtime victory over the Trojans on Oct. 25, to keep hopes of another conference title alive.
At the halfway point of the season, FIU is 4-2 and 1-1 in the conference play with six straight conference games remaining on their schedule. It is the best start the program has seen in its short history.
Fans were able to get a firsthand look at some of what they can expect to see in the 2011 football season as the Blue vs. Gold game took place on Saturday, April 2 at FIU stadium. Around 75 plays were run in the scrimmage, which ended with the offense winning the matchup 19-10.