David Drucker/Contributing Writer Via a press release, The University has announced a six-year partnership with the Orange Bowl Committee for the use of Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium for the Orange Bowl Youth Football Championships presented by Sports Authority. “We are very pleased to continuing playing the Orange Bowl Youth Football League Championships presented […]
By: Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The Panthers defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 38-10 in the 13th annual “Shula Bowl”. Both teams entered the game 2-3 overall and 1-0 in conference play. A strong conference start for a Panther team that finished 2013 without a conference victory. Freshman quarterback Alex McGough started strong; leading the Panthers down […]
By: Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The Panthers welcome the Florida Atlantic University Owls to Ocean Bank Field on Thursday, Oct. 2. Kickoff for the annual Shula Bowl is set for 7 p.m. The Owls lead the all-time series 9-3. The Panthers are coming off an impressive road win over University of Alabama at Birmingham. They left […]
By: Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The Panthers (1-3) kept it close early but were unable to keep it that way, falling 34-3 at home against the Louisville Cardinals (3-1). Far from last years 72-0 blowout in which they were only able to muster 27 total yards, the Panthers had 205 yards on Saturday. The Panthers held […]
By: Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The FIU Panthers got out to an unexpectedly hot start Saturday afternoon but were ultimately defeated by Pittsburgh, 42-25. The FIU Panthers forced a punt on Pittsburgh’s opening drive with some help from a Michael Wakefield sack. Pitt started their next drive on their own eight yard line. FIU cornerback Jeremiah […]
By Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The FIU Panthers defeated the Wagner Seahawks 34-3 on Saturday night at Ocean Bank Field for their first win of the season. The Panthers controlled a sloppy game that was dominated by turnovers. Both teams combined for 9 total turnovers, and the Seahawks’ six turnovers was tied for the most ever […]
FIU fell to Bethune-Cookman University 14-12 in Saturday night’s opener at Ocean Bank Field. The Panthers trailed for most of the slow-paced game but still had a shot to steal it at the end of regulation. With five seconds left to play, the Panthers lined up a potential game-winning field goal. The Wildcats called a […]
Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer Football Head Coach Ron Turner is entering his second season as leader of the Panthers and looking to improve on last year’s 1-11 mark; the fewest wins since the 2007 Panthers also went 1-11. “We’re a completely different team, both on and off the field. We have to keep building a culture […]
