FIU secured a critical overtime win Oct. 25 again conference rival Troy, 23-20, on a Jack Griffin field goal. THe win brings the Panthers record to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in conference. The overtime kick was set up by another Griffin field goal, which tied the game at 20 with [...]
Out of the Shadows
08/23/2011 By
FIU’s football team got everyone’s attention last season with its first championship and bowl win. Now they are hungry for more By Pete Pelegrin ’96 Walk into the FIU football offices and you are greeted by the sparkling gold 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions trophy and the 2010 Sun Belt [...]
Hilton, Cristobal take top Sun Belt Conference honors
12/08/2010 By
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 [...]
Panthers beat Warhawks in Homecoming thriller, 42-35
11/07/2010 By
Rushing touchdowns by Darriet Perry and T.Y. Hilton gave the FIU defense a chance to win Saturday’s game in double overtime as the Panthers held on to a 7-point lead. A sack by Toronto Smith on second down and a fourth down stop by Ash Parker sent the Panthers and [...]
Football 2010: Bring the Noise, They’ll Bring the Roar
08/27/2010 By
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 [...]
Fourth and One
08/27/2010 By
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 [...]
