2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

2009 FIU Golden Panthers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPhil Galiano (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFIU Stadium
2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   8 – 0     9 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Arkansas State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
  3 – 5     3 – 9  
North Texas   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Western Kentucky   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Sun Belt. The team played home game at FIU Stadium in Miami.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.No. 4 Alabama*
ESPN360L 14–4092,012[1]
September 195:00 p.m.at Rutgers*
ESPN360L 15–2345,273[2]
September 267:00 p.m.Toledo*
L 31–4111,047[3]
October 33:30 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
L 35–4817,610[4]
October 107:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
W 37–2013,574[5]
October 177:00 p.m.Troy
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 33–4210,142[6]
October 247:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
L 10–2718,779[7]
October 3112:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 20–17 OT8,593[8]
November 74:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
L 21–4817,808[9]
November 147:00 p.m.North Texas
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 35–2811,128[10]
November 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 Florida*
L 3–6290,473[11]
December 57:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
CSSL 21–2810,108[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 7 7 0 0 14
Alabama 10 10 6 14 40

Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 0 0 15 15
Rutgers 3 10 0 10 23

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Toledo 14 3 7 17 41
FIU 0 3 14 14 31

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 7 7 14 7 35
Louisiana–Monroe 0 24 14 10 48

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 10 7 13 7 37
Western Kentucky 0 7 7 6 20

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Troy 7 21 14 0 42
FIU 0 20 0 13 33

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 0 3 7 10
Arkansas State 7 0 10 10 27

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4OT Total
Louisiana–Lafayette 7 7 0 30 17
FIU 7 3 0 73 20

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 7 14 0 21
Middle Tennessee 17 17 0 14 48

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 14 14 0 0 28
FIU 14 0 7 14 35

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 3 0 0 3
#1 Florida 14 21 14 13 62

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
FAU 7 7 0 14 28
FIU 0 7 7 7 21

Coaching staff

Name Title Years at
FIU		 Alma mater
Mario Cristobal Head Coach 2006 – Miami
Bill Legg Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks		 2008 – West Virginia
Phil Galiano Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers		 2007 – Shippensburg
Apollo Wright Special Teams Coordinator 2001 – Wagner College
Mike Cassano Assistant Head Coach
Running Backs/Recruiting		 2006 – New Hampshire
Cary Godette Assistant Head Coach
Defensive line		 2009 – East Carolina
Greg Laffere Assistant Head Coach
Offensive line		 2005 – Miami
Alex Mirabal Assistant Head Coach
Tight Ends		 2006 – FIU
Frank Ponce Assistant Head Coach
Wide Receivers		 2005 – FIU
Jeff Popovich Assistant Head Coach
Secondary		 2006 – Miami
Roderick Moore Strength &
Conditioning Coach		 – -
Chris Siegle Graduate Assistant Coach 2005 – -
Dennis Smith Graduate Assistant Coach 2006 – Miami

References

  1. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Troy Trojans vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  10. ^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  11. ^ "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  12. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  13. ^ "Florida International Panthers Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  14. ^ "2009 Florida International Golden Panthers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Florida International University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
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