2016 FIU Panthers football team

2016 FIU Panthers football
2016 FIU Panthers football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	4–8 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Ron Turner (4th year–first 4 games); Ron Cooper (interim HC games 5–12);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Shankweiler (3rd as coordinator; 4th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	Ron Cooper (1st as DC 2nd Overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	FIU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Turner until he was fired on September 25, 2016.^[1] Defensive coordinator Ron Cooper was promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place the East Division.

2016 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Old Dominion x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Middle Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	5
FIU	4	–	4	4	–	8
Charlotte	3	–	5	4	–	8
Marshall	2	–	6	3	–	9
Florida Atlantic	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
UTSA	5	–	3	6	–	7
Southern Miss	4	–	4	7	–	6
North Texas	3	–	5	5	–	8
Rice	2	–	6	3	–	9
UTEP	2	–	6	4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

FIU announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host C–USA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Middle Tennessee, and will travel to Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).^[2]

The team will play four non–conference games, three home games against Indiana and Maryland both from the Big Ten Conference, and Central Florida (UCF) from the American Athletic Conference, and one road game against Massachusetts (UMass).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Indiana*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPNU	L 13–34	16,089
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Maryland*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN	L 14–41	17,084
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at Massachusetts*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN	L 13–21	12,202
September 24	7:00 p.m.	UCF*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	beIN	L 14–53	18,524
October 1	7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)	beIN	W 33–31	16,164
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	W 35–21	17,751
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	CUSA.tv	W 27–26	15,300
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 24–44	17,061
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 35–42	14,413
November 5	5:30 p.m.	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	beIN	L 21–49	15,516
November 19	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	W 31–14	15,054
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	ESPN3	L 28–42	20,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[3]

Game summaries edit

Indiana edit

Indiana Hoosiers vs FIU Panthers – Game summary ^[4]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	5	7	0	22	34
FIU	3	7	3	0	13

at FIU Stadium • Miami, Florida

Date: September 1, 2016
Game time: 07:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: 16 SE • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 16,089
Referee: Referee: Jeff Servinski, *Umpire: Ed Feaster* Linesman: Michael Dolce * Line Judge: Paul Engelberts* Back Judge: Todd Ransom * Field Judge: Grady Smith * Side Judge: Don Sawnson * Center Judge: Patrick Holt
TV: ESPNU
Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[5] FIUsports.com^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

FIU 09:40 Austin Taylor 24 yd field goal (FIU 3–0)
IU 06:46 Team Safety (FIU 3–2)
IU 03:17 Griffin Oakes 22 yd field goal (IU 5–3)

Second Quarter

IU 13:00 Rashard Fant 34 yd interception return; Griffin Oakes XP Good (IU 12–3)
FIU Alex Gardner 1 yd run; Austin Taylor XP Good (IU 12–10)

Third Quarter

FIU 00:08 Austin Taylor 29 yd field goal (FIU 13–12)

Fourth Quarter

IU 12:55 Danny Friend 21 yd pass from Richard Lagow; Ricky Jones 2 pt conversion good (IU 20–13)
IU 06:54 Richard Lagow 6 yd run; Griffin Oakes XP Good (IU 27–13)
IU 03:57 Tegray Scales 16 yd interception return; Griffin Oakes XP Good (IU 34–13)

Top Passers

IU – Richard Lagow 18/27, 240 Yds ,1 TD
FIU –Alex McGough 23/46, 263 YD

Top Rushers

IU– Devine Redding 22 attempts, 135 yards
FIU – Tony Gaiter IV 1 attempt, 27 yards

Top Receiving

IU – Nick Westbrook 6 receptions, 70 yards
FIU – Jonnu Smith 8 receptions, 83 yards

Top Tacklers

IU – Jonathan Crawford 7 tackles
FIU – Treyvon Williams 13 tackles

Maryland edit

Maryland Terrapins vs FIU Panthers – Game summary ^[7]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	10	21	10	0	41
FIU	0	7	0	7	14

at FIU Stadium • Miami, Florida

Date: September 9, 2016
Game time: 07:33 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 12 E • Weather: Mostly Cloudy / Windy
Game attendance: 17,084
Referee: Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV: CBSSN
Sources: FIUsports.com^[8]

Game information

First Quarter

UMD 07:51 Adam Green 23 yd field goal (UMD 3–0)
UMD 02:33 Jermaine Carter Jr. 14 yard interception; Adam Green XP good (UMD 10–0)

Second Quarter

UMD 12:27 Larenzo Harrington III 40 yard run; Adam Green XP good (UMD 17–0)
FIU 09:21 Alex Gardner 4 yd run; Austin Taylor XP Good (FIU 17–7)
UMD 07:57 D.J. Moore 45 yd pass from Perry Hills; Adam Green XP good (UMD 24-7)
UMD 00:56 Derrick Hayward 9 yd pass from Perry Hills; Adam Green XP good (UMD 31-7)

Third Quarter

UMD 11:10 Adam Green 28 yd field goal (UMD 34–7)
UMD 02:21 D.J. Moore 40 yd pass from Perry Hills; Adam Green XP good (UMD 41-7)

Fourth Quarter

FIU 09:49 Austin Maloney 4 yd pass from Maurice Alexander; Austin Taylor XP good (UMD 41–14)

Top Passers

UMD – Perry Hills 13/18, 210 yds, 3 TD
FIU – Maurice Alexander 9/18, 131 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

UMD – Trey Edmunds 8 attempts, 78 yds
FIU – Alex Gardner 16 attempt, 133 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

UMD – D.J. Moore 6 receptions, 147 yds, 2 TD
FIU – Jonnu Smith 5 receptions, 70 yds

Top Tacklers

UMD – Jermaine Carter 8 tackles
FIU – Anthony Wint 9 tackles

At Massachusetts edit

FIU Panthers vs UMass Minutemen – Game summary ^[9]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	3	0	10	0	13
UMass	0	14	7	0	21

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: September 17, 2016
Game time: 03:37 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 14 S • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 12,202
Referee: C. Lamertina
TV: ASN
Sources: FIUsports.com^[10]

Game information

First Quarter

FIU 06:32 Austin Taylor 47 yd field goal (FIU 3–0)

Second Quarter

UMASS 09:51 Jalen Williams 26 yd pass from Andrew Ford; Mike Caggiano XP good (UMASS 7–3)
UMASS 00:51 Andy Isabella 31 yd pass from Andrew Ford; Mike Caggiano XP good (UMASS 14–3)

Third Quarter

FIU 09:17 Alex Gardner 2 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (UMASS 14–10)
FIU 04:48 Austin Taylor 35 yd field goal (UMASS 14-13)
UMASS 01:28 Adam Brenemen 1 yd pass from Andrew Ford; Mike Caggiano XP good (UMASS 21-13)

Fourth Quarter

No Scoring

Top Passers

UMASS – Andrew Ford 28/42, 278 yds, 3 TD
FIU – Alex McGough 20/34, 178 yds

Top Rushers

UMass – Marquis Young 24 attempts, 90 yds
FIU – Alex Gardner 23 attempts, 133 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

UMass – Andy Isabella 6 receptions, 83 yds, 1 TD
FIU – Stantly Thomas 8 receptions, 73 yds

Top Tacklers

UMass – Steve Casali 10 tackles
FIU – Anthony Wint 11 tackles

UCF edit

UCF Knights vs FIU Panthers – Game summary ^[11]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	15	17	14	7	53
FIU	7	0	0	7	14

at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL

Date: September 24, 2016
Game time: 07:04 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 4 • Weather: Showers
Game attendance: 18,524
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV: beIN
Sources: FIUsports.com^[12]

Game information

First Quarter

UCF 12:05 Dontravious Wilson 1 yd run; 2 pt conversion good (UCF 8–0)
FIU 05:27 Anthoney Jones 6 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (UCF 8-7)
UCF 02:47 Jordan Akins 21 yd pass from McKenzie Milton; Matthew Wright XP good (UCF 15-7)

Second Quarter

UCF 10:42 Matthew Wright 20 yd field goal (UCF 17–7)
UCF 08:50 Dontravious Wilson 15 yd run; Matthew Wright XP good (UCF 25–7)
UCF 03:36 Dontravious Wilson 12 yd run; Matthew Wright XP good (UCF 32-7)

Third Quarter

UCF 08:04 Adrian Killins 61 yd run; Matthew Wright XP good (UCF 39–7)
UCF 04:49 C.J. Jones 1 yd run; Matthew Wright XP good (UCF 46-7)

Fourth Quarter

UCF 13:23 Nick Patti 9 yd run; Matthew Wright XP good (UCF 53-7)
FIU 10:30 Stantly Thomas 17 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (UCF 53-14)

Top Passers

UCF – McKenzie Milton 8/14, 173 yds, 1 TD
FIU – Alex McGough 5/9, 68 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

UCF – Dontravious Wilson 11 attempts, 60 yds, 3 TD
FIU – Anthony Jones 8 attempts, 36 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

UCF – Jordan Akins 3 receptions, 45 yds, 1 TD
FIU – Thomas Owens 2 receptions, 42 yds

Top Tacklers

UCF – Shaquill Griffin 5 tackles
FIU – Treyvon Williams 13 tackles

Florida Atlantic edit

FAU Owls at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU	7	10	14	0	31
FIU	7	7	16	3	33

at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL

Date: October 1, 2016
Game time: 7:04 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 16,164
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV: beIN
Sources: FIUsports.com^[13]

Game information

First Quarter

FAU 14:25 Greg Howell 68 yd run; Greg Joseph XP good (FAU 7–0)
FIU 09:03 Alex McGough 17 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (TIED 7–7)

Second Quarter

FIU 08:32 Alex McGough 35 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 14–7)
FAU 01:38 Marcus Clark 9 yd pass from Jason Driskel; Greg Joseph XP good (TIED 14–14)
FAU 00:15 Greg Joseph 50 yd field goal (FAU 17–14)

Third Quarter

FAU 14:42 Azee Al-Shaair 30 yd interception; Greg Joseph XP good (FAU 24-14)
FIU 12:08 Anthony Jones 3 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FAU 24–21)
FIU 11:45 Thomas Owens 26 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP blocked (FIU 27–24)
FAU 08:17 Devin Singletary 1 yd run; Greg Joseph XP good (FAU 31–27)
FIU 03:58 Austin Taylor 37 yd field goal (FAU 31–30)

Fourth Quarter

FIU 12:14 Austin Taylor 32 yd field goal (FIU 33–31)

Top Passers

FAU – Jason Driskel 9/20, 92 yards, 1 TD
FIU – Alex McGough 15/30, 199 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top Rushers

FAU – Greg Howell 12 attempts, 106 yards, 1 TD
FIU – Alex Gardner 27 attempt, 126 yards

Top Receiving

FAU – Tyler Cameron 3 receptions, 31 yards
FIU – Thomas Owens 4 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

FAU – Jalen Young 14 tackles
FIU – Treyvon Williams 15 tackles

At UTEP edit

FIU Panthers at UTEP Miners – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	3	10	15	7	35
UTEP	7	0	7	7	21

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX

Date: October 8, 2016
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 11 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Game attendance: 17,751
Referee: Javarro Edwards
TV: CUSA.tv
Sources: FIUsports.com^[14]

Game information

First Quarter

FIU 08:43 Austin Taylor 50 yd field goal (FIU 3–0)
UTEP 05:40 Aaron Jones 49 yd run; Jay Mattox XP good (UTEP 7–3)

Second Quarter

FIU 07:23 AJ Bransiel 1 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 10–7)
FIU 02:09 Austin Taylor 24 yd field goal (FIU 13-7)

Third Quarter

FIU 09:13 Thomas Owens 8 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 20–7)
UTEP 05:41 Aaron Jones 1 yd run; Jay Mattox XP good (UTEP 20–14)
FIU 01:59 Thomas Owens 23 yd pass from Alex McGough; Stantly Thomas 2 point conversion good (FIU 28–14)

Fourth Quarter

FIU 13:26 Alex Gardner 9 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 35–14)
UTEP 08:51 Cole Freytag 12 yd pass from Zack Greenlee; Jay Mattox XP good (FIU 35-21)

Top Passers

FIU – Alex McGough 21/31, 241 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
UTEP – Zack Greenlee 17/39, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top Rushers

FIU – Alex Gardner 21 attempts, 143 yards, 1 TD
UTEP – Aaron Jones 8 attempt, 73 yards, 2 TD

Top Receiving

FIU – Thomas Owens 7 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Cole Freytag 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

FIU – Treyvon Williams 9 tackles
UTEP – Alvin Jones 16 tackles

At Charlotte edit

FIU Panthers at Charlotte 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	3	3	14	27
Charlotte	0	10	7	9	26

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC

Date: October 15, 2016
Game time: 6:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind:N 1 mph • Weather: Scattered Clouds
Game attendance: 15,300
Referee: Daniel Gautreau
TV: CUSA.tv
Source:FIUSports.com^[15]

Game information

First Quarter

FIU 08:31 Alex McGough 19 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 7–0)

Second Quarter

CHA 14:10 Workpeh Kofah 12 yd pass from Hasaan Klugh; Stephen Muscarello XP good (TIED 7–7)
FIU 06:45 Austin Taylor 21 yd field goal (FIU 10-7)
CHA 01:04 Stephen Muscarello 29 yd field goal (TIED 10–10)

Third Quarter

CHA 08:57 Hasaan Klugh 12 yd run; Stephen Muscarello XP good (CHA 17–10)
FIU 02:32 Austin Taylor 23 yd field goal (CHA 17-13)

Fourth Quarter

CHA 13:05 Robert Washington 3 yd run; (CHA 23-13)
CHA 07:12 Stephen Muscarello 32 yd field goal (CHA 26-13)
FIU 06:00 AJ Branisel 15 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (CHA 26–20)
FIU 06:00 Jonnu Smith 9 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 27–26)

Top Passers

FIU – Alex McGough 26/42, 315 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CHA – Hasaan Klugh 21/31, 171 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top Rushers

FIU – Alex Gardner 12 attempt, 32 yards
CHA – Kalif Phillips 24 attempts, 109 yards

Top Receiving

FIU – Thomas Owens 11 receptions, 148 yards
CHA – Austin Duke 3 receptions, 47 yards

Top Tacklers

FIU – Anthony Wint 13 tackles
CHA – Larry Ogunjobi 10 tackles

Louisiana Tech edit

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
LATECH	10	17	7	10	44
FIU	3	7	7	7	24

at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL

Date: October 15, 2016
Game time: 7:02 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: 10 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 17,061
Referee: Joe Pester
TV: ESPN3
Source:FIUSports.com^[16]

Game information

First Quarter

FIU 08:31 Austin Taylor 24 yd field goal (FIU 3–0)
LATECH 05:48 Jonathan Barnes 42 yd field goal (TIED 3-3)
LATECH 02:36 Ryan Higgins 6 yd run; Jonathan Barnes XP good (LATECH 10–3)

Second Quarter

LATECH 13:19 Kam McKnight 4 yd run; Jonathan Barnes XP good (LATECH 17–3)
LATECH 04:00 Jonathan Barnes 31 yd field goal (LATECH 20–3)
FIU 00:52 Jonnu Smith 17 yd pass from Alex McGough (LATECH 20–10)
LATECH 00:12 Trent Taylor 26 yd pass from Ryan Higgins; Jonathan Barnes XP good (LATECH 27–10)

Third Quarter

FIU 09:16 Thomas Owens 30 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (LATECH 27–17)
LATECH 03:23 Kam McKnight 1 yd pass from Ryan Higgins; Jonathan Barnes XP good (LATECH 34–17)

Fourth Quarter

LATECH 10:36 Jonathan Barnes 42 yd field goal (LATECH 37–17)
FIU 06:14 Thomas Owens 6 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (LATECH 37-24)
LATECH 06:00 Carlos Henderson 92 yd kickoff return; Jonathan Barnes XP good (LATECH 44–24)

Top Passers

LATECH – Ryan Higgins 22/30, 269 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Alex McGough 25/44, 281 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top Rushers

LATECH – Jared Craft 12 attempt, 60 yards
FIU – Alex Gardner 13 attempts, 63 yards

Top Receiving

LATECH – Trent Taylor 11 receptions, 156 yards, 1 TD
FIU – Thomas Owens 8 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

Top Tacklers

LATECH – Jordan Harris 9 tackles
FIU – Anthony Wint 9 tackles

Middle Tennessee edit

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
MTSU	21	7	0	14	42
FIU	14	7	0	14	35

at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL

Date: October 29, 2016
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: 11 mph • Weather: Light Rain Showers
Game attendance: 14,413
Referee: Stephen LaManti
TV: ESPN3
Sources:FIUSports.com^[17]

Game information

First Quarter

MTTSU 13:41 Ty Lee 26 yd pass from Brent Stockstill; Canon Rooker XP good (MTTSU 7–0)
MTTSU 11:04 Ty Lee 19 yd pass from Brent Stockstill; Canon Rooker XP good (MTSU 14-0)
MTTSU 09:09 I'Tavius Mathers 9 yd run; Canon Rooker XP good (MTSU 21–0)
FIU 06:58 Jonnu Smith 27 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (MTSU 21–7)
FIU 01:42 Thomas Owens 10 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (MTSU 21–14)

Second Quarter

MTTSU 03:53 Richie James 15 yd pass from Brent Stockstill; Canon Rooker XP good (MTTSU 28–14)
FIU 00:35 Alex McGough 7 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (MTSU 28–21)

Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

FIU 12:45 Thomas Owens 24 yd pass from Alex McGough; Austin Taylor XP good (TIED 28–28)
MTSU 11:58 Richie James 52 yd pass from Brent Stockstill; Canon Rooker XP good (MTSU 35-24)
FIU 05:43 Anthony Jones 1 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (TIED 35–35)
MTSU 01:22 DJ Sanders 48 yd interception; Canon Rooker XP good (MTSU 42–35)

Top Passers

MTSU – Brent Stockstill 21/34, 318 yards, 4 TD
FIU – Alex McGough 27/40, 307 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top Rushers

MTSU – I'Tavius Mathers 15 attempt, 127 yards, 1 TD
FIU – Alex Gardner 19 attempts, 95 yards

Top Receiving

MTSU – James Richie 6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Thomas Owens 6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

Top Tacklers

MTSU – Randolph Darryl 10 tackles
FIU – Anthony Wint 7 tackles

At WKU edit

FIU Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	0	0	14	21
WKU	14	21	14	0	49

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY

Date: November 5, 2016
Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind:NE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 15,516
Referee: Ken Antee
TV: beIN
Sources:FIUSports.com^[18]

Game information

First Quarter

WKU 09:51 Quinton Baker 10 yd run; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 7–0)
WKU 03:10 Anthony Wales 1 yd run; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 14-0)
FIU 00:07 Maurice Alexander 2 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (WKU 14–7)

Second Quarter

WKU 14:50 Taywan Taylor 41 yd pass from Mike White; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 21–7)
WKU 11:33 Leverick Johnson 61 yd interception; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 28–7)
WKU 00:38 Anthony Wales 5 yd run; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 35–7)

Third Quarter

WKU 14:41 Anthony Wales 59 yd interception; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 42–7)
WKU 10:36 Anthony Wales 10 yd run; Skyler Simcox XP good (WKU 49–7)

Fourth Quarter

FIU 09:29 Shug Oyegunle 11 yd pass from Christian Alexander; Austin Taylor XP good (WKU 49–14)
FIU 08:22 Austin Maloney 12 yd pass from Christian Alexander; Austin Taylor XP good (WKU 49-21)

Top Passers

FIU – Christian Alexander 8/11, 81 yards, 2 TD
WKU – Mike White 16/23, 274 yards, 1 TD

Top Rushers

FIU – Maurice Alexander 11 attempt, 62 yards, 1 TD
WKU – Anthony Wales 12 attempts, 111 yards, 4 TD

Top Receiving

FIU – Darius Scott 5 receptions, 56 yards
WKU – Thomas Owens 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

FIU – Sage Lewis 7 tackles
WKU – Keith Brown 11 tackles

Marshall edit

Marshall Thundering Herd at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Marshall	7	0	0	7	14
FIU	7	7	3	14	31

at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL

Date: November 19, 2016
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind:N-NE 5 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Game attendance: 15,054
Referee: S. LaMantia
TV: ASN
Sources:FIUSports.com^[19]

Game information

First Quarter

FIU 13:34 Alex Gardner 14 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 7–0)
MAR 01:40 Emanuel Byrd 17 yd pass from Chase Litton; Amoreto Curraj XP good (TIED 7-7)

Second Quarter

FIU 00:38 AJ Branisel 3 yd pass from Christian Alexander; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 14–7)

Third Quarter

FIU 00:59 Austin Taylor 29 yd Field Goal good (FIU 17–7)

Fourth Quarter

FIU 06:04 Anthony Jones 8 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 24–7)
MAR 03:53 Deon-Tay McManus 24 yd pass from Chase Litton; Amoreto Curraj XP good (FIU 24-14)
FIU 02:13 Alex Gardner 8 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 31–14)

Top Passers

MAR – Chase Litton 29/42, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
FIU – Maurice Alexander 14/20, 204 yards

Top Rushers

MAR – Anthony Anderson 11 attempt, 56 yards
FIU – Anthony Jones 17 attempts, 122 yards, 1 TD

Top Receiving

MAR – Deon-Tay McManus 10 receptions, 151 yards, 1 TD
FIU – AJ Branisel 3 receptions, 42 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

MAR – Kendall Gant & Corey Neely, 12 tackles
FIU – Treyvon Williams 11 tackles

At Old Dominion edit

FIU Panthers at Old Dominion Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	7	7	7	28
ODU	14	0	14	14	42

at Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA

Date: November 26, 2016
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind:NW 13 mph • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Jay Edwards
TV: ESPN3
Sources:FIUSports.com^[20]

Game information

First Quarter

ODU 13:09 Ray Lawry 22 yd run; Brad Davis XP good (ODU 7–0)
FIU 09:39 Jonnu Smith 26 yd pass from Maurice Alexander; Austin Taylor XP good (TIED 7-7)
ODU 03:00 Zach Pascal 11 yd pass from David Washington; Brad Davis XP good (ODU 14–7)

Second Quarter

FIU 00:51 AJ Branisel 18 yd pass from Christian Alexander; Austin Taylor XP good (TIED 14–14)

Third Quarter

FIU 14:15 Isiah Brown 45 yd intercerption; Austin Taylor XP good (FIU 21–14)
ODU 12:07 Ray Lawry 2 yd run; Brad Davis XP good (TIED 21–21)
ODU 05:22 Travis Fulgham 18 yd pass from David Washington; Brad Davis XP good (ODU 28–21)

Fourth Quarter

ODU 13:50 Jeremy Cox 6 yd run; Brad Davis XP good (ODU 35–21)
ODU 10:43 Ray Lawry 24 yd run; Brad Davis XP good (ODU 42-21)
FIU 01:23 Christian Alexander 20 yd run; Austin Taylor XP good (ODU 42–28)

Top Passers

FIU – Christian Alexander 8/17, 82 yards, 1 TD
ODU – David Washington 9/17, 141 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top Rushers

FIU – Alex Gardner 10 attempt, 54 yards
ODU – Ray Lawry 24 attempts, 194 yards, 3 TD

Top Receiving

FIU – Jonnu Smith 2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
ODU – Zach Pascal 8 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

FIU – Anthony Wint 10 tackles
ODU – Anthony Wilson 7 tackles

Awards and honors edit

Conference USA Players of the Week edit

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Anthony Wint	Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week	October 3, 2016	^[21]
Anthony Wint	Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week	October 17, 2016	^[22]

Awards edit

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Jonnu Smith	Second team All-Conference USA	December 6, 2016	^[23]
Anthony Wint	Second team All-Conference USA	December 6, 2016	^[24]
Stantley Thomas-Oliver	All-Freshman Team	December 6, 2016	^[25]

References edit

^ "Weekend Replay: Head Coach Ron Turner relieved of duties". September 26, 2016.
^ "Conference USA Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida International University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ "2016 FIU Golden Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ "Indiana vs FIU (Sep 01, 2016)".
^ "IU 34, FIU 13". FIU Sports. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
^ "IU 34, FIU 13". FIU Sports. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
^ "Football vs Maryland on 9/9/2016 - Box Score".
^ "Maryland 41, FIU 14". FIU Sports. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ "Football vs UMass on 9/17/2016 - Box Score".
^ "FIU 13, UMass 21". FIU Sports. September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "Football vs UCF on 9/24/2016 - Box Score".
^ "FIU 14, UMass 53". FIU Sports. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "FAU 31, FIU 33". FIU Sports. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "FIU 35, UTEP 21". FIU Sports. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ "FIU 27, Charlotte 26". FIUSports.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "LATECH 44, FIU 24". FIUSports.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^ "MTSU 42, FIU 35". FIU Sports. October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ "FIU 21, WKU 49". FIU Sports. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ "MAR 14, FIU 31". FIU Sports. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ "FIU 28, ODU 42". FIU Sports. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
^ "Conference USA Player of the Week". Conferenceusa.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
^ "Conference USA Player of the Week". Conferenceusa.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
^ "All Conference USA Honors". ConferenceUSA.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ "All Conference USA Honors". ConferenceUSA.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ "All Conference USA Honors". ConferenceUSA.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[1] "Weekend Replay: Head Coach Ron Turner relieved of duties". September 26, 2016.

[FIU16-2] "Conference USA Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida International University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[3] "2016 FIU Golden Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[4] "Indiana vs FIU (Sep 01, 2016)".

[5] "IU 34, FIU 13". FIU Sports. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

[6] "IU 34, FIU 13". FIU Sports. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

[7] "Football vs Maryland on 9/9/2016 - Box Score".

[8] "Maryland 41, FIU 14". FIU Sports. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

[9] "Football vs UMass on 9/17/2016 - Box Score".

[10] "FIU 13, UMass 21". FIU Sports. September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

[11] "Football vs UCF on 9/24/2016 - Box Score".

[12] "FIU 14, UMass 53". FIU Sports. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[13] "FAU 31, FIU 33". FIU Sports. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

[14] "FIU 35, UTEP 21". FIU Sports. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[15] "FIU 27, Charlotte 26". FIUSports.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[16] "LATECH 44, FIU 24". FIUSports.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

[17] "MTSU 42, FIU 35". FIU Sports. October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[18] "FIU 21, WKU 49". FIU Sports. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[19] "MAR 14, FIU 31". FIU Sports. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[20] "FIU 28, ODU 42". FIU Sports. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

[21] "Conference USA Player of the Week". Conferenceusa.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

[22] "Conference USA Player of the Week". Conferenceusa.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

[23] "All Conference USA Honors". ConferenceUSA.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[24] "All Conference USA Honors". ConferenceUSA.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[25] "All Conference USA Honors". ConferenceUSA.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

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2016 FIU Panthers football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Ron Turner (4th year–first 4 games) Ron Cooper (interim HC games 5–12)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Shankweiler (3rd as coordinator; 4th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	Ron Cooper (1st as DC 2nd Overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	FIU Stadium
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