2021 FIU Panthers football team

The 2021 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2021 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 fifth-year head coach Butch Davis.

2021 FIU Panthers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Butch Davis (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Breiner (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Everett Withers (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Riccardo Silva Stadium

2021 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Marshall		5	–	3					7	–	6
Old Dominion		5	–	3					6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					5	–	7
Charlotte		3	–	5					5	–	7
FIU		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
UTSA xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
UAB		6	–	2					9	–	4
North Texas		5	–	3					6	–	7
UTEP		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
Southern Miss		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The season was marred by drama and controversy, with athletic director Pete Garcia clearing his desk out in the middle of the night, with no prior announcement or news conference. A few days later, it was announced that head coach Butch Davis would not be returning following the season. Davis alleged that university administrators had cut the football program's budget by $500,000 each year for the past two years and that coaches were not allowed to recruit on the road. University administrators have not commented on Davis's allegations.

Preseason

C-USA media days

The Panthers were predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team
1	Marshall
2	Florida Atlantic
3	Western Kentucky
4	Charlotte
5	Middle Tennessee
6	FIU
7	Old Dominion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	LIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 48–10	0
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 17–23 OT	0
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN+	L 21–54	50,118
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 27–31	18,382
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	Stadium	L 21–58	24,726
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN	L 33–45	0
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 19–34	0
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	L 0–38	18,466
November 6	7:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 24–47	0
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 10–50	10,606
November 20	7:00 p.m.	North Texas	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 7–49	0
November 27	3:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 17–37	20,041
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2021 FIU Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Tyrese Chambers So WR 1 Shemar Thornton Sr WR 2 Bryce Singleton  Jr RB 3 Shaun Peterson Jr.  So QB 4 Haden Carlson Fr WR 6 Nate Jefferson  Fr QB 7 Kaylan Wiggins  Jr RB 8 Lexington Josepg So WR 9 Artez Hooker Fr QB 10 Grayson James Fr QB 11 Isaiah Velez  Fr QB 12 Max Bortenschlager  Sr TE 13 Rivaldo Fairweather Fr TE 14 Joe Hocker  Fr WR 15 Teddy Richardson Fr WR 16 Randall St. Felix  Jr WR 17 Caleb Lynum  So WR 18 Jay Barry Jr. Fr TE 19 Daniel Pilgrim Fr RB 20 Kejon Owens Fr RB 21 E. J. Wilson Jr. Fr RB 24 D'Vonte Price Sr RB 32 Maleek Williams  Jr WR 34 Ross Fornut Fr RB 38 Hosea Robinson Fr OL 51 Dontae Keys  Sr OL 54 Kristoff Pollas Fr OL 58 Api Mane  Sr OL 59 Wyatt Lawson Fr OL 63 Noah Quier  Fr OL 65 Julius Pierce  Fr OL 66 Jahmari Sylvester Fr OL 67 Jake Aguirre Fr OL 68 Sebastian Laraque Fr OL 69 Ming Tjon Fr OL 70 Miles Frazier Fr OL 72 Sione Finau So OL 74 Rey Bennett So OL 77 Lyndell Hudson Jr.  So OL 78 Shamar Hobdy-Lee  Fr OL 79 Logan Gunderson  Jr WR 80 Kris Mitchell  Fr WR 81 Dean Patterson  Fr WR 82 Jordan Underwood  So WR 83 Carson Kaleo  Jr TE 84 David O'Meara Jr TE 85 Jackson McDonald  Fr TE 87 Kamareon Williams So TE 88 Sterling Palmer Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Dorian Hall  Jr LB 2 Eric Mitchell  Sr DB 3 Richard Dames Sr DB 4 Rishard Dames  Jr DL 5 Kevin Oliver Sr DB 7 Josh Valentine-Turner  Jr LB 9 Jamal Gates Sr LB 10 Daniel Jackson Sr LB 11 Josh Powell Sr DB 15 Pierce Withers  Jr DB 18 Demarcus Robinson  Sr DB 19 Deuce Dunbar Fr DB 22 Benny McCray  Jr DB 23 Andrew Volmar Fr DB 27 Henry Gray Fr DB 29 Jamal Potts Fr DB 30 Joe Perkins Fr LB 33 Nasir Carter  Fr LB 34 Chance Coleman Fr LB 36 Ah'Mahri McCray Fr DB 39 Brian Blades Fr DB 40 Demetrius Hill Fr DB 41 D'Mor Jean-Baptiste Fr LB 42 Reggie Peterson Fr DB 43 Jabril Muhammad  Fr LB 44 A. J. Mathis Fr LB 45 Rocky Jacques-Louis Jr DB 47 Gio Richardson  Fr LB 48 Gaethan Bernadel Fr DL 49 Shykieim Pace Fr LB 52 Donovan Georges  So DL 53 Tevin Jones  Jr LB 55 Baba Conate  Jr LB 56 Tamarick Best Fr DL 57 Nick Donahue Fr DL 60 Clayton Senior III Fr LB 61 Joey Maya  Fr DL 75 Rashad Colson  Jr DL 86 Keegan Davis Fr DL 89 Ty Danzy  Fr DL 90 Travonte O'Neal Fr DL 91 Jeramy Passmore  Fr DL 92 Jason Mercier Jr DL 93 Jordan Guerad Fr DL 95 Jeremy Moore  So DL 96 David Reynolds So DL 98 Savion Collins Fr DL 99 Davon Strickland  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 1 Tommy Heatherly Sr P, K 25 Daton Montiel  Fr LS 31 Tommy Zozus  Jr K 32 Matthew Enriquez Fr K 35 Lucas Matias So K 37 Chase Gabriel Fr LS 85 Jackson McDonald  Fr	Head coach Butch Davis (Arkansas) Coordinators/assistant coaches Andrew Breiner (Lock Haven) Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Everett Withers (Appalachian State) Associate head coach/Defensive coordinator/Secondary Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

LIU

See also: 2021 LIU Sharks football team

LIU Sharks at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	10	0	0	10
Panthers	21	7	10	10	48

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Rain, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Jon Noil
• TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter FIU – D'vonte Price 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:55. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05. FIU – D'vonte Price 68-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 4:52. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:28. FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 4-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:56. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14. Second quarter FIU – D'vonte Price 28-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:47. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:16. LIU – Derick Eugene 74-yard pass from Camden Orth (Paul Inzerillo kick), 3:59. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:40. LIU – Paul Inzerillo 29-yard field goal, 0:06. Panthers 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:14. Third quarter FIU – Bryce Singleton 52-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:01. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:02. FIU – Chase Gabriel 29-yard field goal, 4:26. Panthers 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:31. Fourth quarter FIU – Tyrese Chambers 12-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:06. Panthers 45–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:34. FIU – Chase Gabriel 45-yard field goal, 7:33. Panthers 48–10. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:50. Top passers LIU – Camden Orth – 15/30, 197 yards, TD FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/17, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LIU – Jonathan DeBique – 7 rushes, 34 yards FIU – D'Vonte Price – 5 rushes, 165 yards, 3 TD Top receivers LIU – Derick Eugene – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD

Texas State

See also: 2021 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FIU –2.0	56

Texas State Bobcats at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bobcats	7	3	0	7	6	23
Panthers	0	7	10	0	0	17

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN+): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TXST – Caleb Twyford 17-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick), 12:14. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:40. Second quarter TXST – Seth Keller 48-yard field goal, 2:10. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58. FIU – Tyrese Chambers 22-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 0:06. Bobcats 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:04. Third quarter FIU – Rivaldo Fairweather 34-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:04. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:50. FIU – Chase Gabriel 18-yard field goal, 2:55. Panthers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter TXST – Brock Sturges 1-yard run (Seth Keller kick), 10:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:23. Overtime TXST – Brock Sturges 11-yard run. Bobcats 23–17. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards. Top passers TXST – Brady McBride – 18/31, 165 yards, TD FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 17/34, 259 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TXST – Calvin Hill – 14 rushes, 72 yards FIU – D'vonte Price – 23 rushes, 113 yards Top receivers TXST – Marcell Barbee – 8 receptions 67 yards FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

At Texas Tech

See also: 2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

FIU Panthers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	7	0	21
Red Raiders	7	28	9	10	54

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,118
• Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Brandon Jacobs
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter FIU – D'vonte Price 3-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 6:27. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:58. TTU – Marquise Waters 72-yard interception return (Jonathan Garibay kick), 3:18. Tied 7–7. Second quarter TTU – Travis Koontz 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 12:15. Red Raiders 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29. FIU – E.J. Wilson Jr. 69-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:51. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23. TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 1-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 9:38. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13. TTU – Trey Cleveland 28-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 4:48. Red Raiders 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:42. TTU – Travis Koontz 1-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 0:05. Red Raiders 35–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:52. Third quarter TTU – Jonathan Garibay 21-yard field goal, 9:08. Red Raiders 38–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:52. FIU – Nate Jefferson 2-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 3:16. Red Raiders 38–21. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:21. TTU – Mason Tharp 25-yard pass from Tyler Shough (kick failed), 0:55. Red Raiders 44–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter TTU – Jonathan Garibay 28-yard field goal, 10:56. Red Raiders 47–21. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:27. TTU – Henry Colombi 19-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 5:47. Red Raiders 54–21. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:41. Top passers FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 12/27, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT TTU – Tyler Shough – 26/35, 399 yards, 4 TD Top rushers FIU – D'vonte Price – 15 rushes, 51 yards, TD TTU – Tahj Brooks – 9 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 2 receptions, 71 yards TTU – Kaylon Geiger – 6 receptions, 121 yards

At Central Michigan

See also: 2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CMU –12.0	55.5

FIU Panthers at Central Chippewas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	13	0	27
Chippewas	0	10	0	21	31

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 18,382
• Referee: Jon Noli
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barber and Randy Buffington
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CMU – Marshall Meeder 35-yard field goal, 8:36. Chippewas 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. FIU – Tyrese Chambers 31-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:51. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33. FIU – Kamareon Williams 3-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:33. Panthers 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 1:19. CMU – Dallas Dixon 11-yard pass from Jacob Sirmon (Marshall Meeder kick), 0:34. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:10. Third quarter FIU – D'vonte Price 5-yard run (kick blocked), 9:32. Panthers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:10. FIU – Rishard Dames 6-yard punt return (Chase Gabriel kick), 3:17. Panthers 27–10. Fourth quarter CMU – Lew Nichols III 15-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 10:57. Panthers 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. CMU – JaCorey Sullivan 14-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 7:12. Panthers 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:53. CMU – Dallas Dixon 27-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 1:18. Chippewas 31–27. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:42. Top passers FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 20/38, 395 yards, 2 TD, INT CMU – Daniel Richardson – 16/23, 276 yards, 3 TD Top rushers FIU – D'vonte Price – 17 rushes, 50 yards, TD CMU – Lew Nichols III – 25 rushes, 152 yards Top receivers FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 6 receptions, 175 yards, TD CMU – Dallas Dixon – 8 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD

At Florida Atlantic

See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

FIU Panthers at Florida Atlantic Owls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	14	0	0	21
Owls	7	27	10	14	58

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,726
• Referee: Scott Hardin
• TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe and Max Browne
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter FAU – N'Kosi Perry 8-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 13:52. Owls 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:08. FIU – D'vonte Price 1-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 7:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:17. Second quarter FAU – James Charles 32-yard run (run failed), 14:36. Owls 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:41. FIU – Randall St. Felix 11-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 12:03. Panthers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:33. FAU – Zaire Mitchell-Paden 22-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 8:42. Owls 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:13. FAU – Johnny Ford 89-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 7:15. Owls 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:34. FIU – Tyrese Chambers 68-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Aaron Shahriari kick), 4:54. Owls 27–21. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:13. FAU – Je'Quan Burton 42-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:33. Owls 34–21. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:21. Third quarter FAU – Aaron Shahriari 20-yard field goal, 5:09. Owls 37–21. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:03. FAU – Nick Tronti 5-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:49. Owls 44–21. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:15. Fourth quarter FAU – Johnny Ford 10-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 10:13. Owls 51–21. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:00. FAU – Kelvin Dean Jr. 20-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 3:53. Owls 58–21. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:54. Top passers FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 12/28, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT FAU – N'Kosi Perry – 18/21, 329 yards, 3 TD Top rushers FIU – E. J. Wilson Jr. – 5 rushes, 37 yards FAU – Johnny Ford – 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receivers FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD FAU – Je'Quan Burton – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Charlotte

See also: 2021 Charlotte 49ers football team

Charlotte 49ers at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	14	14	45
Panthers	3	3	7	20	33

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis and Donte Whitner
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter FIU – Chase Gabriel 26-yard field goal, 8:59. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:01. CLT – Calvin Camp 2-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:15. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:33. Second quarter CLT – Taylor Thompson 5-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 9:21. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:00. FIU – Chase Gabriel 43-yard field goal, 4:49. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:27. CLT – Jonathan Cruz 42-yard field goal, 0:03. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 18 yards, 4:35. Third quarter CLT – Victor Tucker 22-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 11:58. 49ers 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02. FIU – Kris Mitchell 50-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:25. 49ers 24–13. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33. CLT – Jake Clemons 1-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 3:46. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:08. Fourth quarter FIU – Tyrese Chambers 59-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:10. 49ers 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26. CLT – Jonathan Cruz 41-yard interception return (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:45. 49ers 38–20. FIU – Tyrese Chambers 75-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:35. 49ers 38–27. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10. CLT – Ryan Carriere 4-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 2:36. 49ers 45–27. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:59. FIU – Sterling Palmer 8-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (kick failed), 0:14. 49ers 45–33. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:22. Top passers CLT – Chris Reynolds – 22/28, 199 yards, 4 TD FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 19/30, 466 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers CLT – Shadrick Byrd – 14 rushes, 80 yards FIU – D'vonte Price – 18 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers CLT – Victor Tucker – 8 receptions, 82 yards, TD FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 3 receptions, 201 yards, 2 TD

Western Kentucky

See also: 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WKU –16.5	78

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	17	7	10	34
Panthers	6	6	0	7	19

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Patrick Foy
• TV announcers (ESPN+): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter FIU – Max Bortenschlager 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:38. Second quarter WKU – Adam Cofield 8-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 7:13. Hilltoppers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:52. FIU – Randall St. Felix 75-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (pass failed), 7:04. Panthers 12–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09. WKU – Brayden Narveson 23-yard field goal, 1:22. Panthers 12–10. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:42. WKU – Mitchell Tinsley 32-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:15. Hilltoppers 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:34. Third quarter WKU – Jerreth Sterns 20-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:35. Hilltoppers 24–12. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25. Fourth quarter WKU – Jerreth Sterns 1-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:08. Hilltoppers 31–12. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:52. WKU – Brayden Narveson 26-yard field goal, 4:08. Hilltoppers 34–12. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:20. FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 3-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:39. Hilltoppers 34–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:29. Top passers WKU – Bailey Zappe – 39/49, 382 yards, 3 TD FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 15/32, 192 yards, TD Top rushers WKU – Adam Cofield – 15 rushes, 74 yards, TD FIU – D'vonte Price – 15 rushes, 86 yards Top rushers WKU – Jerreth Sterns – 14 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD FIU – Randall St. Felix – 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD

At Marshall

See also: 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

FIU Panthers at Marshall Thundering Herd – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	3	21	7	7	38

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 18,466
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (Stadium): Noah Coslov and Max Starks
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29-yard field goal, 6:50. Thundering Herd 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30. Second quarter MRSH – Grant Wells 2-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 9:00. Thundering Herd 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:56. MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 7:33. Thundering Herd 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:37. MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 3:16. Thundering Herd 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:46. Third quarter MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 0:30. Thundering Herd 31–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 6:56. Fourth quarter MRSH – Ethan Payne 1-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 9:16. Thundering Herd 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:08. Top passers FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/28, 128 yards, INT MRSH – Grant Wells – 20/25, 184 yards Top rushers FIU – D'vonte Price – 10 rushes, 51 yards MRSH – Rasheen Ali – 26 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD Top receivers FIU – Rivaldo Fairweather – 4 receptions, 59 yards MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed – 5 receptions, 52 yards

Old Dominion

See also: 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Old Dominion Monarchs at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	24	0	6	17	47
Panthers	10	0	7	7	24

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Jonathan Noil
• TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Patrick Murray
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ODU – Zack Kuntz 20-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick), 11:59. Monarchs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23. ODU – Nick Rice 50-yard field goal, 10:19. Monarchs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:52. FIU – Tyrese Chambers 46-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 8:22. Monarchs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48. ODU – Elijah Davis 61-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 6:56. Monarchs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48. FIU – Chase Gabriel 21-yard field goal, 3:27. Monarchs 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:29. ODU – Blake Watson 3-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 0:27. Monarchs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:53. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter ODU – Darius Savedge 63-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (kick failed), 9:37. Monarchs 30–10. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 2:58. FIU – Bryce Singleton 65-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 8:15. Monarchs 30–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter ODU – Deeve Harris 40-yard interception return (Nick Rice kick), 14:46. Monarchs 37–17. ODU – Nick Rice 31-yard field goal, 7:12. Monarchs 40–17. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:58. FIU – Bryce Singleton 13-yard pass from Grayson James (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:59. Monarchs 40–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:13. ODU – Blake Watson 7-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 1:01. Monarchs 47–24. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:57. Top passers ODU – Hayden Wolff – 22/42, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 18/32, 315 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ODU – Blake Watson – 28 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD FIU – Lexington Joseph – 11 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers ODU – Zack Kuntz – 9 receptions, 102 yards, TD FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

FIU Panthers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	0	7	10
Blue Raiders	7	27	9	7	50

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,606
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose and Jeremy Kellum
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter MTSU – Jimmy Marshall 12-yard pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick), 9:00. Blue Raiders 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00. FIU – Chase Gabriel 53-yard field goal, 4:27. Blue Raiders 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:33. Second quarter MTSU – Yusuf Ali 1-yard pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick), 13:30. Blue Raiders 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:57. MTSU – Frank Peasant 2-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 6:52. Blue Raiders 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:05. MTSU – Quincy Riley 45-yard interception return (Zeke Rankin kick), 6:34. Blue Raiders 28–3. MTSU – Zeke Rankin 24-yard field goal, 3:54. Blue Raiders 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:27. MTSU – Zeke Rankin 46-yard field goal, 1:26. Blue Raiders 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:49. Third quarter MTSU – Marley Cook safety, 10:13. Blue Raiders 36–3. MTSU – Martell Pettaway 57-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 9:52. Blue Raiders 43–3. Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:13. Fourth quarter MTSU – Jaylin Lane 29-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 14:11. Blue Raiders 50–3. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:56. FIU – Maleek Williams 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 6:08. Blue Raiders 50–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:18. Top passers FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 9/20, 68 yards, 2 INT MTSU – Nick Vattiato – 20/24, 147 yards, 2 TD Top rushers FIU – E. J. Wilson Jr. – 10 rushes, 42 yards MTSU – Martell Pettaway – 11 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers FIU – Bryce Singleton – 4 receptions, 33 yards MTSU – Jimmy Marshall – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD

North Texas

See also: 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas Mean Green at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	28	14	0	49
Panthers	0	0	7	0	7

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Kevin Vicknair
• TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Patrick Murray
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UNT – Austin Aune 11-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:03. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:32. Second quarter UNT – Roderic Burns 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 12:43. Mean Green 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:56. UNT – DeAndre Torrey 50-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:09. Mean Green 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:35. UNT – Khatib Lyles 35-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 4:45. Mean Green 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:42. UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 0:31. Mean Green 35–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 2:50. Third quarter FIU – Tyrese Chambers 60-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:36. Mean Green 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:24. UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 5-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:06. Mean Green 42–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30. UNT – Ayo Adeyi 28-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 7:36. Mean Green 49–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:40. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers UNT – Austin Aune – 6/12, 219 yards, 2 TD FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 15/32, 167 yards, TD, INT Top rushers UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 18 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. – 5 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers UNT – Roderic Burns – 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

At Southern Miss

See also: 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

FIU Panthers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	3	0	17
Golden Eagles	21	0	3	13	37

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,041
• Referee: Patrick Foy
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Dustin Almond
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter USM – Dajon Richard 29-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 6:26. Golden Eagles 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:15. USM – Jason Brownlee 34-yard pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 6:01. Golden Eagles 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:08. USM – Frank Gore Jr. 2-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 3:46. Golden Eagles 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04. FIU – Tyrese Chambers 91-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 0:58. Golden Eagles 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:51. Second quarter FIU – Lexington Joseph 8-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 11:01. Golden Eagles 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:14. Third quarter USM – Briggs Bourgeois 25-yard field goal, 9:59. Golden Eagles 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:01. FIU – Chase Gabriel 26-yard field goal, 4:46. Golden Eagles 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:13. Fourth quarter USM – Frank Gore Jr. 5-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 10:37. Golden Eagles 31–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:29. USM – Jason Brownlee 34-yard pass from Frank Gore Jr. (kick blocked), 8:45. Golden Eagles 37–17. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:06. Top passers FIU – Max Borternschlager – 13/24, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT USM – Frank Gore Jr. – 4/5, 81 yards, 2 TD Top rushers FIU – Lexington Joseph – 16 rushes, 105 yards, TD USM – Dajon Richard – 16 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 5 receptions, 155 yards, TD USM – Jason Brownlee – 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD