IRVING, Texas (June 7, 2018) – Conference USA has announced its broadcast schedule for the 2018 football season, including 11 FIU games being available on traditional linear television or via streaming and social media.
 
CBS Sports Network kicked off the selection process of nationally broadcast games, followed by Stadium, beIN SPORTS, Facebook and ESPN Networks.  The majority of these exposures will take place on Saturday, with select Thursday and Friday night telecasts also being featured. 
 
FIU's first eight games of the 2018 season will be aired nationally. CBS Sports Network announced last week that FIU's season opener on Sept. 1 against Indiana will be aired nationally at 7 p.m. The Panthers will host the Hoosiers at Riccardo Silva Stadium in primetime.
 
The Panthers will be featured four times on beIN SPORTS in the first two months of the season including its Conference USA opener at Old Dominion on Sept. 8:

Saturday, Sept.8, FIU at Old Dominion (beIN), 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 15, UMASS at FIU (beIN), 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 13, Middle Tennessee at FIU (beIN), 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 27, FIU at WKU (beIN), 7:30 p.m. ET

FIU's games with Arkansas Pine Bluff (Sept. 29), Rice (Oct. 20), UTSA (Nov. 10) and Charlotte (Nov. 17) will be featured on ESPN Platforms ESPN3/ESPN+. ESPN+ is the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company's Direct-to-Consumer & International division in conjunction with ESPN. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks.
 
Additionally, FIU will host FAU in Shula Bowl XVII on Stadium on Nov. 3. The Panthers will close out the season hosting Marshall at 12 p.m. ET on Stadium on Facebook.
 
Game time and network for FIU's game with Miami on Sept. 22 will be announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference at a later time.
 
2018 FIU Football Schedule
Sept. 1            INDIANA                                CBBSN                       7 p.m.
Sept. 8            at Old Dominion*                     beIN                            7:30 p.m.
Sept. 15          UMASS                                   beIN                            7:30 p.m.
Sept. 22          at Miami (Fla.)                         TBA                             TBA
Sept. 29          ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF    ESPN3/ESPN+            7:30 p.m.
Oct. 6              Bye                                         
Oct. 13            MIDDLE TENNESSEE*          beIN                            7:30 p.m.
Oct. 20            RICE*                                      ESPN3/ESPN+            7:30 p.m.
Oct. 27            at WKU*                                  beIN                            7:30 p.m.
Nov. 3             FLORIDA ATLANTIC*          Stadium                     7:30 p.m.
Nov. 10           at UTSA*                                 ESPN3/ESPN+            7 p.m.
Nov. 17           at Charlotte*                            ESPN3/ESPN+            2 p.m.
Nov. 24           MARSHALL*                          Stadium/FB               12 p.m.
 
*denotes Conference USA Games
Home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium are capitalized and bolded. 
All times are eastern standard time.

The 2018 C-USA Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 1 will air on CBS Sports Network at a time to be determined. ESPN is scheduled to carry all six of C-USA's bowl games in which it has a guaranteed selection. Additional Conference USA football broadcast exposures will be released as soon as they are finalized.
 
A full schedule can be found at www.FIUSports.com.
 
Season tickets are now on sale and start at $50 per seat. This season, FIU is now offering a new General Admission Family Plan. For $200, the Family Plan allows for two adults and three kids (17 & under) to experience FIU Football all season. If fans are looking for a premium option, club seats are available for $350. These chairback seats at midfield include access to FIU's Stadium Club Lounge during pre-game and halftime, as well as a meal voucher and VIP parking.  For more information please call 305-FIU-GAME or visit www.FIUSports.com.
 
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ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App. Already the leading sports app, the new ESPN App is the premier all-in-one digital sports platform for fans and is a showcase of the company's culture of innovation. With a richer, increasingly more personalized experience, the new ESPN App curates all of ESPN's incredible content into an experience unique to each fan's individual tastes. ESPN+ is also available through ESPN.com.
 
 
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