2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football Florida International University FIU logo.svg 175 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 3–9 3–5 Mario Cristobal 3rd Bill Legg 2nd Spread Phil Galiano 3rd 4–3 FIU Stadium 2010 The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Sun Belt. The team played home game at FIU Stadium in Miami. Schedule 2009 AP Eastern September 12 7:00 p.m. l y y Alabama 4 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN360 14–40 92,012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292550333 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 September 19 5:00 p.m. l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN360 15–23 45,273 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620164 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 September 26 7:00 p.m. l y Toledo FIU Stadium Miami, FL 31–41 11,047 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292692229 Toledo Rockets vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 October 3 3:30 p.m. l y Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium Monroe, LA 35–48 17,610 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292762433 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 October 10 7:00 p.m. w y Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. 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Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 37–20 13,574 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292830098 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 October 17 7:00 p.m. l Troy FIU Stadium Miami, FL 33–42 10,142 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292902229 Troy Trojans vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 October 24 7:00 p.m. l y Arkansas State ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR 10–27 18,779 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292972032 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 October 31 12:00 p.m. w Louisiana–Lafayette FIU Stadium Miami, FL 20–17 OT 8,593 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293042229 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 November 7 4:30 p.m. l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN 21–48 17,808 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293112393 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 November 14 7:00 p.m. w North Texas FIU Stadium Miami, FL 35–28 11,128 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293182229 North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 November 21 12:30 p.m. l y y Florida 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL 3–62 90,473 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293250057 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Florida Gators Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 December 5 7:00 p.m. l Florida Atlantic FIU Stadium Miami, FL Shula Bowl CSS 21–28 10,108 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293392229 Florida Atlantic Owls vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score ESPN.com April 19, 2010 Florida International Panthers Schedule 2009 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2229/season/2009 ESPN July 29, 2025 2009 Florida International Golden Panthers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-international/2009-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference July 29, 2025 2009 Football Schedule https://fiusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2009 Florida International University Athletics July 29, 2025 Game summaries Alabama FIU 7 7 0 0 14 Alabama 10 10 6 14 40 Rutgers FIU 0 0 0 15 15 Rutgers 3 10 0 10 23 Toledo Toledo 14 3 7 17 41 FIU 0 3 14 14 31 Louisiana–Monroe FIU 7 7 14 7 35 Louisiana–Monroe 0 24 14 10 48 Western Kentucky FIU 10 7 13 7 37 Western Kentucky 0 7 7 6 20 Troy Troy 7 21 14 0 42 FIU 0 20 0 13 33 Arkansas State FIU 0 0 3 7 10 Arkansas State 7 0 10 10 27 Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette 7 7 0 3 0 FIU 7 3 0 7 3 Middle Tennessee FIU 0 7 14 0 21 Middle Tennessee 17 17 0 14 48 North Texas North Texas 14 14 0 0 28 FIU 14 0 7 14 35 Florida FIU 0 3 0 0 3 #1 Florida 14 21 14 13 62 Florida Atlantic FAU 7 7 0 14 28 FIU 0 7 7 7 21 Coaching staff Name Title Years atFIU Alma mater Mario Cristobal Head Coach 2006 – Miami Bill Legg Offensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks 2008 – West Virginia Phil Galiano Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers 2007 – Shippensburg Apollo Wright Special Teams Coordinator 2001 – Wagner College Mike Cassano Assistant Head CoachRunning Backs/Recruiting 2006 – New Hampshire Cary Godette Assistant Head CoachDefensive line 2009 – East Carolina Greg Laffere Assistant Head CoachOffensive line 2005 – Miami Alex Mirabal Assistant Head CoachTight Ends 2006 – FIU Frank Ponce Assistant Head CoachWide Receivers 2005 – FIU Jeff Popovich Assistant Head CoachSecondary 2006 – Miami Roderick Moore Strength & Conditioning Coach – - Chris Siegle Graduate Assistant Coach 2005 – - Dennis Smith Graduate Assistant Coach 2006 – Miami References FIU Category:FIU Panthers football seasons FIU Golden Panthers football Category:Long stubs with short prose