2020 FIU Panthers football team
American college football season
The 2020 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Panthers played their home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami , Florida , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis . The season was notably truncated due to several cancellations stemming from the effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Schedule
This years season intended to feature nine games. FIU had scheduled Old Dominion and UMass , which were canceled. Both schools would not play football in the fall over concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1] Although UMass reversed their decision they intend to schedule and play a limited number of football games this fall.[ 2] UCF was also scheduled for September 12, 2020 but later called off due to FIU choosing to resume athletics on September 16, 2020.[ 3] On November 3, 2020, the game against UTEP was canceled due to positive testing of COVID-19.
Schedule Source: [ 4] [ 5]
Game summaries
At Liberty
Florida International at Liberty
1
2 3 4 Total
Panthers
14
0 14 6
34
• Flames
14
0 13 9
36
Date: September 26, 2020Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 1:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 1,000Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 3 E MPH Referee: Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPNU ): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 1 14:51 FIU Lexington Joseph 100-yard kickoff returned (Chase Gabriel kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:09) FIU 7–0
12:40 LIB Noah Fritch 24-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11) TIE 7–7
05:20 LIB Peyton Pickett 2-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)(10 plays, 57 yards, 5:51) LIB 14–7
02:16 FIU D'vonte Price 30-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 3:04) TIE 14–14
3 12:26 LIB Alex Barbir 27-yard field goal(6 plays, 66 yards, 2:34) LIB 17–14
08:37 LIB DJ Stubbs 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)(6 plays, 61 yards, 2:23) LIB 24–14
08:02 FIU D'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(2 plays, 79 yards, 0:35) LIB 24–21
04:35 LIB Alex Barbir 21-yard field goal(9 plays, 72 yards, 3:27) LIB 27–21
01:42 FIU Bryce Singelton 45-yard pass from Stone Norton (Chase Gabriel kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53) FIU 28–27
4 12:27 LIB Joshua Mack 2-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:15) LIB 33–28
06:32 LIB Alex Barbir 27-yard field goal(7 plays, 73 yards, 3:12) LIB 36–28
04:30 FIU D'vonte Price 6-yard pass from Stone Norton (two-point converison pass attempt failed)(4 plays, 33 yards, 2:02) LIB 36–34
Pregame line
Over/under
LIB –7
59[ 6]
Statistics
FIU
Liberty
First downs
16
31
Total yards
304
527
Rushing yards
168
219
Passing yards
136
308
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
22:39
37:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
FIU
Passing
Stone Norton
9/13, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
D'Vonte Price
13 carries, 148 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Bryce Singleton
2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
Liberty
Passing
Malik Willis
24/30, 285 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Joshua Mack
13 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
DJ Stubbs
8 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
1
2 3 4 Total
• Blue Raiders
0
17 7 7
31
Panthers
7
7 14 0
28
Scoring summary 1 12:09 FIU Shaun Peterson Jr. 1-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(4 plays, 23 yards, 1:41) FIU 7–0
2 13:57 MTSU Asher O'Hara 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:20) TIE 7–7
09:09 MTSU Asher O'Hara 1-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)(5 plays, 64 yards, 1:38) MTSU 14–7
08:53 FIU Shaun Peterson Jr. 63-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(1 play, 78 yards, 0:16) TIE 14–14
00:53 MTSU Crews Holt 44-yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42) MTSU 17–14
3 06:54 FIU Nate Jefferson 7-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(5 plays, 36 yards, 2:06) FIU 21–17
00:28 MTSU CJ Windham 6-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)(10 plays, 76 yards, 3:15) MTSU 24–21
00:11 FIU D'vonte Price 65-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(1 play, 65 yards, 0:17) FIU 28–24
4 01:20 MTSU Jarrin Pierce 12-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26) MTSU 31–28
Pregame line
Over/under
FIU –6.5
57[ 7]
Statistics
Middle Tennessee
FIU
First downs
23
15
Total yards
404
328
Rushing yards
136
270
Passing yards
268
58
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
31:46
28:14
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Middle Tennessee
Passing
Asher O'Hara
23/42, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Asher O'Hara
23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Jarrin Pierce
5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
FIU
Passing
Kaylan Wiggins
5/15, 37 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Shaun Peterson Jr.
15 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Nate Jefferson
2 receptions, 19 yards
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State at Florida International
1
2 3 4 Total
• Gamecocks
3
10 3 3
19
Panthers
3
0 7 0
10
Date: October 23, 2020Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 1,041Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 10 MPH Referee: Jonathan NoliTV announcers (ESPN3 ): A. J. Ricketts (play–by–play) and Cam Lynch (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 09:45 FIU Chase Gabriel 37-yard field goal(6 plays, 20 yards, 2:10) FIU 3–0
05:58 JSU Alen Karajic 30-yard field goal(10 plays, 62 yards, 3:47) TIE 3–3
2 11:43 JSU Josh Samuel 2-yard rush (Alen Karajic kick)(14 plays, 98 yards, 7:32) JSU 10–3
02:08 JSU Alen Karajic 39-yard field goal(12 plays, 55 yards, 6:35) JSU 13–3
3 09:53 JSU Alen Karajic 20-yard field goal(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:07) JSU 16–3
02:28 FIU Nate Jefferson 6-yard pass from Stone Norton (Chase Gabriel kick)(7 plays, 63 yards, 3:00) JSU 16–10
4 02:35 JSU Alen Karajic 23-yard field goal(14 plays, 66 yards, 7:22) JSU 19–10
Pregame line
Over/under
FIU –10
56[ 8]
Statistics
Jacksonville State
FIU
First downs
26
6
Total yards
444
156
Rushing yards
285
72
Passing yards
159
84
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
42:16
17:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Jacksonville State
Passing
Zion Webb
12/17, 103 yards
Rushing
Josh Samuel
25 carries, 163 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Ahmad Edwards
3 receptions, 62 yards
FIU
Passing
Stone Norton
5/14, 66 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
D'Vonte Price
9 carries, 43 yards
Receiving
Nate Jefferson
2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic at Florida International
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
7
17 0 14
38
Panthers
0
10 0 9
19
Scoring summary 1 11:35 FAU LaJohntay Wester 11-yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25) FAU 7–0
2 13:17 FAU Vladimir Rivas 43-yard field goal(9 plays, 48 yards, 3:07) FAU 10–0
13:01 FIU D'Vonte Price 77-yard rush (Chase Gabriel kick)(1 play, 77 yards, 0:16) FAU 10–7
11:11 FIU Chase Gabriel 41-yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:42) TIE 10–10
09:52 FAU Malcolm Davidson 37-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19) FAU 17–10
01:41 FAU Brandon Robinson 5-yard pass from Javion Posey (Vladimir Rivas kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 2:54) FAU 24–10
4 14:09 FIU Chase Gabriel 21-yard field goal(15 plays, 79 yards, 6:26) FAU 24–13
12:41 FAU James Charles 32-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:28) FAU 31–13
02:29 FAU Javion Posey 2-yard rush (Vladimir Rivas kick)(12 plays, 78 yards, 6:02) FAU 38–13
01:55 FIU Rivaldo Fairweather 67-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Max Bortenschlager two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(3 plays, 67 yards, 0:34) FAU 38–19
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU –9.5
42[ 9]
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
FIU
First downs
22
15
Total yards
461
348
Rushing yards
381
156
Passing yards
80
192
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
31:28
28:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Javion Posey
10/16, 80 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Javion Posey
18 carries, 182 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
TJ Chase
1 reception, 28 yards
FIU
Passing
Max Bortenschlager
11/21, 149 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
D'Vonte Price
26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Rivaldo Fairweather
7 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
At Western Kentucky
Florida International at Western Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
Panthers
7
6 0 8
21
• Hilltoppers
0
10 14 14
38
Scoring summary 1 08:40 FIU JJ Holloman 28-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick)(9 plays, 52 yards, 3:36) FIU 7–0
2 10:33 WKU Brayden Narveson 39-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:41) FIU 7–3
10:19 FIU EJ Wilson Jr. 100-yard kickoff returned (Chase Gabriel PAT failed)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) FIU 13–3
00:43 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11) FIU 13–10
3 09:25 WKU Roger Cray 19-yard fumble returned (Brayden Narveson kick)(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:34) WKU 17–13
09:08 WKU Eli Brown 22-yard interception returned (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 0 yards, 0:08) WKU 24–13
4 13:54 WKU Gaej Walker 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(3 plays, 59 yards, 0:56) WKU 31–13
09:23 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 4-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 44 yards, 1:27) WKU 38–13
00:18 FIU Kaylan Wiggins 1-yard rush (Kaylan Wiggins two-point conversion rush)(21 plays, 75 yards, 9:05) WKU 38–21
Pregame line
Over/under
WKU –7
42[ 10]
Statistics
FIU
Western Kentucky
First downs
17
13
Total yards
268
278
Rushing yards
121
157
Passing yards
147
121
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
33:51
26:09
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
FIU
Passing
Max Bortenschlager
8/18, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
D'Vonte Price
24 carries, 100 yards
Receiving
JJ Holloman
2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Western Kentucky
Passing
Tyrrell Pigrome
14/25, 121 yards
Rushing
Gaej Walker
17 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Mitchell Tinsley
3 receptions, 28 yards
References
^ "Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports" . The Virginian Pilot . August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ "UMass reverses call, to play limited fall schedule" . ESPN.com . September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020 .
^ "UCF football schedule in flux after FIU game is called off" . Orlando Sentinel . August 14, 2020.
^ "2020 Football Schedule" . FIU Athletics . Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "2020 Florida International Panthers Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "FIU Panthers vs Liberty Flames" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs FIU Panthers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs FIU Panthers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved December 29, 2020 .
^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs FIU Panthers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
^ "FIU Panthers vs WKU Hilltoppers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved December 29, 2020 .
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