2010 FIU Panthers football team
| 2010 FIU Panthers football | |
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Sun Belt Co-Champions Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions | |
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Toledo, W 34–32 | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| 2010 record | 7–6 (6–2 SBC) |
| Head coach | Mario Cristobal |
| Offensive coordinator | Scott Satterfield |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Geoff Collins |
| Base defense | 4-3 |
| Home stadium |
FIU Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU + | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University during their 6th season of NCAA Division I FBS football and their 9th season overall. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida, United States.
On November 27, 2010, the FIU Panthers won a share of their first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship and became eligible to compete in a post-season bowl game for the first time in school history. The Panthers had the opportunity to win the Sun Belt Conference outright but faltered against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in the final game of regular season, 27–28. At the end of the regular season, FIU accepted an invitation to play in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on December 26, 2010, where they faced Toledo of the Mid-American Conference. FIU defeated Toledo 34–32, and clinched the school's first ever bowl game victory on the final play of the game with a 34-yard field goal by kicker Jack Griffin. FIU finished the 2010 season with a record of 7–6 (6–2 Sun Belt) and first winning season in school history.
Trivia
The 2010 season marked FIU football's first winning season in school history, going 7-6 overall, and 6-2 in conference play. Additionally, FIU went on to its first bowl game in school history, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl versus the University of Toledo. The team went on to win the bowl game, making history as the school's first bowl game and bowl win.
The Rutgers University home opener game on September 11, 2010 broke attendance records at FIU Stadium for the season, with a record crowd of 19,872.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 11 | 8:00 PM | Rutgers* | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN+ | L 14–19 | 19,872 | |||
| September 18 | 7:00 PM | at Texas A&M* | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 20–27 | 79,069 | ||||
| September 25 | 12:00 PM | at Maryland* | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPNU | L 28–42 | 33,254 | |||
| October 2 | 3:30 PM | at Pittsburgh* | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | L 17–44 | 45,207 | |||
| October 9 | 3:30 PM | Western Kentucky | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | CST/CSS | W 28–21 | 14,335 | |||
| October 16 | 3:30 PM | at North Texas | Fouts Field • Denton, TX | CST/CSS | W 34–10 | 14,718 | |||
| October 30 | 4:00 PM | at Florida Atlantic | Lockhart Stadium • Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Shula Bowl IX) | L 9–21 | 17,543 | ||||
| November 6 | 6:00 PM | Louisiana-Monroe |
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | CST/CSS | W 42–35 2OT | 17,301 | |||
| November 13 | 3:30 PM | at Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | CST/CSS | W 52–35 | 20,243 | |||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | at Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 38–17 | 13,041 | ||||
| November 27 | 3:30 PM | Arkansas State | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | CST/CSS | W 31–24 | 14,588 | |||
| December 4 | 6:00 PM | Middle Tennessee | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN3 | L 27–28 | 16,628 | |||
| December 26 | 8:30 PM | vs. Toledo* | Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) | ESPN | W 34–32 | 32,431 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Awards and honors
Post-season awards and honors
- Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year: T.Y. Hilton (WR, Jr.)
- Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year: Mario Cristobal
All-Sun Belt honors
- First Team All-Sun Belt Conference:
- T.Y. Hilton (WR & Return Specialist, Jr.)
- Brad Serini (OL, Sr.)
- Jarvis Wilson (DL, Sr.)
- Toronto Smith (LB, Sr.)
- Anthony Gaitor (DB, Sr.)
- Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference:
- Darriet Perry (RB, Jr.)
- Tourek Williams (DL, So.)
- Johnathan Cyprien (DB, So.)
- T.Y. Hilton (All-Purpose, Jr.)
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference:
- Greg Ellingson (WR, Sr.)
- Winston Fraser (LB, R-So.)
NFL Draft
7th Round, 222nd Overall Pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Sr. CB Anthony Gaitor
References
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