2011 FIU Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2011 FIU Panthers Florida International University FIU logo.svg 150 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 8–5 5–3 Mario Cristobal 5th Scott Satterfield 2nd Todd Orlando 1st Spread option 3–3–5 FIU Stadium Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl vs Marshall L 10–20 The 2011 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Panthers were led by fifth-year head coach Mario Cristobal and played their home games at FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl where they were defeated by Marshall 10–20. Schedule 2011 Coaches' Eastern September 1 7:00 p.m. w North Texas FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPN3 41–16 17,568 September 9 7:00 p.m. w y y Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 24–17 47,228 September 17 6:00 p.m. w y UCF FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPN3 17–10 20,205 September 24 6:00 p.m. l Louisiana–Lafayette FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPN3 31–36 16,780 October 1 7:00 p.m. l y y Duke FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPNU 27–31 22,682 October 8 2:00 p.m. w y y Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Akron, OH 27–17 16,016https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312812006 FIU Golden Panthers vs. Akron Zips Box Score ESPN.com October 8, 2011 October 18 8:00 p.m. l y Arkansas State ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN2 16–34 15,573 October 25 8:00 p.m. w Troy FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPN2 23–20 OT 15,852 November 5 4:00 p.m. l y Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 9–10 15,293 November 12 6:00 p.m. w Florida Atlantic Shula Bowl FIU Stadium Miami, FL 41–7 17,378 November 19 4:00 p.m. w y Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium Monroe, LA 28–17 10,587 November 26 3:30 p.m. w y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN 31–18 10,227 December 20 8:00 p.m. l y y Marshall Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Tropicana Field Saint Petersburg, FL ESPN 10–20 20,072 Attendance record The UCF game broke attendance records at FIU Stadium with a crowd of 20,205. This record was again broken two weeks later at the FIU Homecoming game versus Duke University on October 1, 2011, with a crowd of 22,628. Additionally, the Goodyear Blimp made its first appearance at FIU Stadium, flying over the stadium throughout the Duke homecoming game. The Miami Tower in Downtown Miami was lit in blue and gold throughout the week of September 26, 2011 to October 1, 2011 in honor of FIU's homecoming.http://news.fiu.edu/2011/09/iconic-downtown-building-to-go-blue-and-gold-for-homecoming Iconic downtown building to go blue and gold for Homecoming 30 September 2011 Game summaries Duke University FIU played against Duke University on October 1, 2011 at the FIU Homecoming at FIU Stadium. FIU lost 27–31 in a game where FIU had 589 total yards compared to Duke's 323. Marshall (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) FIU 7 3 0 0 Marshall 3 7 0 10 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl 2011 Marshall Thundering Herd football team The Golden Panthers, going bowling for the second year in a row, are led by sophomore running back Kedrick Rhodes with 1,121 rushing yards in a season, ranks second in school history. Rhodes has also caught 26 passes for 248 yards in the passing game. 2012 NFL draft Player Round Pick Position NFL club T. Y. Hilton 3 92 Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts 2012 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC November 28, 2016 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm References FIU Category:FIU Panthers football seasons FIU Golden Panthers football