2012 FIU Panthers football team

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2012 FIU Panthers football
Florida International University FIU logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium FIU Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  7 1   10 3  
Louisiana–Monroe  6 2   8 5  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *  4 2   5 4  
Western Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Troy  3 5   5 7  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
Florida Atlantic  2 6   3 9  
FIU  2 6   3 9  
South Alabama **  1 7   2 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Mario Cristobal and played their home games at FIU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the Panthers final season as members of the Sun Belt as they have accepted an invitation to join Conference USA on July 1, 2013. [1] They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Head coach Mario Cristobal was fired at the end of the season after posting a 27–47 record in six seasons.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Duke * ESPN3 L 26–4631,117
September 86:00 p.m. Akron *ESPN3W 41–38 OT15,685
September 154:00 p.m.at UCF * CSS L 20–3340,478
September 227:00 p.m.No. 20 Louisville *
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3L 21–2812,318
September 297:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette ESPN3L 20–4821,109
October 47:30 p.m. Arkansas State
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPNU L 20–3413,612
October 136:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Dagger-14-plain.png
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 30–3415,234
October 201:00 p.m.at Troy SBN/ESPN3L 37–3817,354
October 276:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3L 6–1412,842
November 33:30 p.m.at South Alabama W 28–2011,936
November 168:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic ESPNUW 34–2415,405
November 246:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 17–23 OT12,115

Game summaries

@ Duke

1234Total
Panthers7701226
Blue Devils7307246

Akron

1234OTTotal
Zips713018038
Panthers77717341

@ UCF

1234Total
Panthers0014620
Knights9147333

Louisville

1234Total
#18 Cardinals777728
Panthers770721

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Panthers0146020
Ragin' Cajuns171410748

Arkansas State

1234Total
Red Wolves01413734
Panthers373720

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders3771734
Panthers6143730

@ Troy

1234Total
Panthers21313037
Trojans77141038

WKU

1234Total
Hilltoppers700714
Pantheres30036

@ South Alabama

1234Total
Panthers14140028
Jaguars7010320

@ Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Panthers7713734
Owls0107724

Louisiana–Monroe

1234OTTotal
Warhawks7370623
Panthers0737017

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