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Wesley Carroll came off the bench to throw three touchdowns and lead the Panthers to a 28-17 victory over the ULM Warhawks, Sat., Nov. 19, in Monroe, La. Carroll, who came in after starter Jake Medlock got hurt on FIU’s second offensive play of the game, completed 16-of-34 passes for 213 yards and [...]
With preparations under way for FIU’s first-ever Bowl game, Head Coach Mario Cristobal, quarterback Wes Carroll and safety Jonathan Cyprien took time out to address the local and national media about the opportunity to play the Toledo Rockets in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The game will be played on [...]
FIU earns 12 All-SBC nods. Junior wide receiver T.Y. Hilton has been named the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Head Coach Mario Cristobal the conference Coach of the Year, while the Panthers landed a conference-best 12 All-Sun Belt nods, the conference announced today. Hilton, who becomes the first Panther to [...]
A fumble with under three minutes to play cost the Panthers as FIU dropped a 28-27 decision to Middle Tennessee, Sunday night at FIU Stadium. With a chance to win the game, senior quarterback Wayne Younger, in for an injured Wesley Carroll, appeared to be leading the Panthers to yet another [...]
The FIU football team tied a program-record with four rushing touchdowns en route to a 28-21 victory over the WKU Hilltoppers Oct. 9 at FIU Stadium. The win, FIU’s first of the season, is all the more important as it comes on FIU’s Sun Belt Conference opener. The Panthers got [...]
The Face of FIU Football: T.Y. Hilton Junior wide receiver SI Honorable Mention All-American for All Purpose players (2008) Sporting News Freshman All-American Kick Returner (2008) Scout.com Honorable Mention Freshman All-American (2008) Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year (2008) Sporting News Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2008) Rivals.com [...]
To build a winning football team, Coach Mario Cristobal focuses on discipline, accountability and mental toughness By Julian Kasdin ’07 Jonathan Cyprien’s alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. on a June morning, and within minutes he was headed to the first of a summer of voluntary workouts in preparation for [...]
The Golden Panthers overpowered the Hilltoppers, 37-20, at an away game on Oct. 10. The blue-and-gold team will come home on Oct. 17 to face Troy in their Blackout Game at FIU Stadium. The losing streak is over: FIU beat WKU, 37-20, on Oct. 10 Bowling Green, Ky., scoring its [...]
