The 2017 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Butch Davis. The Panthers finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Temple.
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The 2017 Spring Game took place in University Park on April 7, at 7:00 p.m.[1]
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Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, several Panthers were invited to participate in postseason all-star games. Invitations include: Trey Hendrickson (DE) participating in the East–West Shrine Game on January 21, 2017, Imarjaye Albury (DT) participating in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on January 21, 2017 and Michael Montero (OL) participating in the Tropical Bowl on January 15, 2017.[3]
Departures
Notable departures from the 2016 squad included:
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2017 NFL Draft
Panthers who were picked in the 2017 NFL Draft:
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FIU announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season.[4]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | at UCF* | | CBSSN | L 17–61 | 38,063 |
[a] | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Alcorn State* | | | W 17–10 | 5,017 |
September 16 | Canceled[5] | at Indiana* | | | | |
September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | | Stadium | W 13–7 | 18,932 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | | beIN | W 30–29 | 15,348 |
October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | | ESPN3 | L 17–37 | 15,527 |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane* | - Riccardo Silva Stadium
- Miami, FL
| CUSA.TV | W 23–10 | 16,433 |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | | Stadium | W 41–30 | 19,966 |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA | - Riccardo Silva Stadium
- Miami, FL
| Stadium | W 14–7 | 18,874 |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | - Riccardo Silva Stadium
- Miami, FL
| | L 30–37 | 17,127 |
November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | Stadium | L 24–52 | 24,116 |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | - Riccardo Silva Stadium
- Miami, FL
| beIN | W 41–17 | 16,199 |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass* | - Riccardo Silva Stadium
- Miami, FL
| | W 63–45 | 14,004 |
December 21 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Temple* | | ESPN | L 3–28 | 16,363 |
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- ^[a] The game between Alcorn State and FIU was relocated to Legion Field at Birmingham, Alabama due to Hurricane Irma.[6]
- ^[b] A game with UMass was scheduled after the game between UMass and South Florida was postponed due to Hurricane Irma, and FIU's game with Indiana was canceled.[7]
- Schedule Source:[8]
At UCF
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Knights |
14 |
26 |
14 |
7 |
61 |
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Alcorn State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Braves |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
Panthers |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
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At Rice
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
0 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
Owls |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Charlotte
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
49ers |
12 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
29 |
Panthers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
30 |
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At Middle Tennessee
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
3 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
Blue Raiders |
3 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
37 |
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Tulane
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Green Wave |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
Panthers |
7 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
23 |
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At Marshall
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Panthers |
14 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
41 |
Thundering Herd |
0 |
7 |
7 |
16 |
30 |
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UTSA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Roadrunners |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Panthers |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
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Old Dominion
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Monarchs |
7 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
37 |
Panthers |
7 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
30 |
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At Florida Atlantic
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Panthers |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Owls |
14 |
7 |
16 |
15 |
52 |
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WKU
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Hilltoppers |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Panthers |
3 |
10 |
21 |
7 |
41 |
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UMass
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Minutemen |
14 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
45 |
Panthers |
14 |
21 |
7 |
21 |
63 |
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Temple–Gasparilla Bowl
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Owls |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
Panthers |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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