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2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

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2009 FIU Golden Panthers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 SBC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPhil Galiano (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFIU Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   8 0     9 4  
Middle Tennessee   7 1     10 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   5 3     6 6  
Florida Atlantic   5 3     5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   4 4     6 6  
Arkansas State   3 5     4 8  
FIU   3 5     3 9  
North Texas   1 7     2 10  
Western Kentucky   0 8     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium. The Golden Panthers finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 127:00 p.m.at No. 4 Alabama*ESPN360L 14–4092,012[1]
September 195:00 p.m.at Rutgers*ESPN360L 15–2345,273[2]
September 267:00 p.m.Toledo*L 31–4111,047[3]
October 33:30 p.m.at Louisiana-MonroeL 35–4817,610[4]
October 107:00 p.m.at Western KentuckyW 37–2013,574[5]
October 177:00 p.m.Troy
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 33–4210,142[6]
October 247:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateL 10–2718,779[7]
October 3112:00 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 20–17 OT8,593[8]
November 74:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeL 21–4817,808[9]
November 147:00 p.m.North Texas
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 35–2811,128[10]
November 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 Florida*L 3–6290,473[11]
December 57:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
CSSL 21–2810,108[12]

Game summaries

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Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 7 7 0 0 14
Alabama 10 10 6 14 40

Rutgers

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 0 0 15 15
Rutgers 3 10 0 10 23

Toledo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Toledo 14 3 7 17 41
FIU 0 3 14 14 31

Louisiana-Monroe

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 7 7 14 7 35
Louisiana-Monroe 0 24 14 10 48

Western Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 10 7 13 7 37
Western Kentucky 0 7 7 6 20

Troy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Troy 7 21 14 0 42
FIU 0 20 0 13 33

Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 0 3 7 10
Arkansas State 7 0 10 10 27

Louisiana-Lafayette

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 7 0 30 17
FIU 7 3 0 73 20

Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 7 14 0 21
Middle Tennessee 17 17 0 14 48

North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 14 14 0 0 28
FIU 14 0 7 14 35

Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 3 0 0 3
#1 Florida 14 21 14 13 62

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
FAU 7 7 0 14 28
FIU 0 7 7 7 21

Coaching staff

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Name Current Title Years at
FIU
Alma mater
Mario Cristobal Head Coach 2006 – Miami
Bill Legg Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
2008 – West Virginia
Phil Galiano Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers
2007 – Shippensburg
Apollo Wright Special Teams Coordinator 2001 – Wagner College
Mike Cassano Assistant Head Coach
Running Backs/Recruiting
2006 – New Hampshire
Cary Godette Assistant Head Coach
Defensive line
2009 – East Carolina
Greg Laffere Assistant Head Coach
Offensive line
2005 – Miami
Alex Mirabal Assistant Head Coach
Tight Ends
2006 – FIU
Frank Ponce Assistant Head Coach
Wide Receivers
2005 – FIU
Jeff Popovich Assistant Head Coach
Secondary
2006 – Miami
Roderick Moore Strength &
Conditioning Coach
-
Chris Siegle Graduate Assistant Coach 2005 – -
Dennis Smith Graduate Assistant Coach 2006 – Miami

References

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  1. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Troy Trojans vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  10. ^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  11. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  12. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.