2022 FIU Panthers football team

2022 FIU Panthers football
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJovan Dewitt (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 0     11 3  
North Texas y   6 2     7 7  
Western Kentucky   6 2     9 5  
Middle Tennessee   4 4     8 5  
UAB   4 4     7 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 4     5 7  
Rice   3 5     5 8  
UTEP   3 5     5 7  
FIU   2 6     4 8  
Charlotte   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth in C-USA. FIU played home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Westchester, Florida,

Preseason

C-USA media day

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Panthers were represented by head coach Mike MacIntyre, wide receiver Tyrese Chambers, and defensive lineman Davon Strickland.[1] The Panthers were predicted to finish in last place in the conference's preseason poll.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 UTSA
2 UAB
3 WKU
4 Florida Atlantic
5 North Texas
6 UTEP
7 Charlotte
8 Middle Tennessee
9 Louisiana Tech
10 Rice
11 FIU

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. Bryant* ESPN3 W 38–37 OT 0
September 10 7:00 p.m. at Texas State* ESPN+ L 12–41 18,757
September 24 3:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky CBSSN L 0–73 15,127
October 1 8:00 p.m. at New Mexico State* FloSports W 21–7 10,423
October 8 7:00 p.m. UConn*
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
ESPN3 L 12–33 16,689
October 14 8:00 p.m. UTSA
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
CBSSN L 10–30 14,122
October 22 3:30 p.m. at Charlotte ESPN3 W 34–15 10,576
October 28 8:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
CBSSN W 42–34 2OT 12,478
November 5 4:00 p.m. at North Texas ESPN+ L 14–52 22,308
November 12 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL (Shula Bowl)
Stadium L 7–52 14,674
November 19 4:00 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ L 6–40 10,758
November 26 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • Riccardo Silva Stadium
  • Westchester, FL
ESPN3/ESPN+ L 28–33 14,768
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Bryant

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bulldogs 9 7 0 147 37
Panthers 0 6 0 248 38
Statistics BRY FIU
First downs 28 27
Total yards 470 377
Rushing yards 121 67
Passing yards 349 310
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 38:18 21:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Bryant Passing Zevi Eckhaus 18/22, 243 yards, TD
Rushing Ishod Byarm 19 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Anthony Frederick 3 receptions, 101 yards, TD
FIU Passing Grayson James 16/31, 207 yards, 4 TD
Rushing EJ Wilson Jr. 11 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Tyrese Chambers 8 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD

At Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 3 0 6 12
Bobcats 10 10 0 21 41
Statistics FIU TXST
First downs 18 21
Total yards 313 452
Rushing yards 62 226
Passing yards 251 225
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:58 32:02
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 30/47, 196 yards, 2 INT
Rushing EJ Wilson Jr. 6 rushes, 18 yards, TD
Receiving Tyrese Chambers 10 receptions, 72 yards
Texas State Passing Layne Hatcher 15/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Calvin Hill 28 rushes, 195 yards, TD
Receiving Charles Brown 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Hilltoppers 14 28 17 14 73
Statistics FIU WKU
First downs 10 32
Total yards 180 688
Rushing yards 56 210
Passing yards 124 478
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 13/23, 85 yards
Rushing Lexington Joseph 15 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Nate Jefferson 4 receptions, 27 yards
Western Kentucky Passing Austin Reed 29/35, 381 yards, 5 TD
Rushing L. T. Sanders 4 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Receiving Malachi Corley 3 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 0 0 21
Aggies 0 7 0 0 7
Statistics FIU NMSU
First downs 20 14
Total yards 344 221
Rushing yards 162 82
Passing yards 182 139
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 30:45 29:15
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 13/19, 175 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Lexington Joseph 14 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving Tyrese Chambers 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 8/14, 85 yards
Rushing Jamoni Jones 12 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Bryce Childress 5 receptions, 43 yards

UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 13 6 7 33
Panthers 0 0 10 2 12
Statistics CONN FIU
First downs 20 17
Total yards 402 409
Rushing yards 295 153
Passing yards 107 256
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 34:15 25:45
Team Category Player Statistics
UConn Passing Zion Turner 14/19, 102 yards
Rushing Devontae Houston 12 rushes, 135 yards
Receiving Justin Joly 5 receptions, 62 yards
FIU Passing Grayson James 28/43, 256 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 7 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Bracey 9 receptions, 75 yards

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 17 7 6 30
Panthers 0 3 0 7 10
Statistics UTSA FIU
First downs 23 19
Total yards 433 323
Rushing yards 130 137
Passing yards 303 186
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 27:54 32:06
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 24/35, 303 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kevorian Barnes 20 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD
FIU Passing Grayson James 18/36, 174 yards, INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 6 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Kris Mitchell 2 receptions, 70 yards

At Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 13 7 0 34
49ers 0 0 0 15 15
Statistics FIU CLT
First downs 25 21
Total yards 453 337
Rushing yards 147 60
Passing yards 306 277
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 34:38 25:22
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 26/34, 306 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 17 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tyrese Chambers 10 receptions, 143 yards
Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 23/38, 244 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Shadrick Byrd 9 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving Elijah Spencer 6 receptions, 77 yards

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bulldogs 10 7 0 1070 34
Panthers 7 14 3 378 42
Statistics LT FIU
First downs 23 23
Total yards 440 378
Rushing yards 184 57
Passing yards 256 321
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 33:16 26:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Landry Lyddy 28/40, 256 yards
Rushing Marquis Crosby 21 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nate Jones 4 receptions, 72 yards
FIU Passing Grayson James 31/48, 321 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Lexington Joseph 12 rushes, 37 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 6 receptions, 89 yards

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 0 0 14
Mean Green 24 21 0 7 52
Statistics FIU UNT
First downs 12 27
Total yards 258 623
Rushing yards 113 209
Passing yards 145 414
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 26:03 33:57
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 19/35, 130 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Grayson James 4 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 1 reception, 39 yards
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 25/34, 414 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Stone Earle 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Jyaire Shorter 2 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 21 10 14 7 52
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
Statistics FAU FIU
First downs 25 14
Total yards 385 277
Rushing yards 281 203
Passing yards 104 74
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 32:52 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 14/21, 104 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Larry McCammon 26 rushes, 104 yards
Receiving Tony Johnson 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD
FIU Passing Grayson James 9/26, 56 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 11 rushes, 87 yards
Receiving Tyrese Chambers 2 receptions, 28 yards

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6
Miners 14 24 0 2 40
Statistics FIU UTEP
First downs 5 29
Total yards 71 525
Rushing yards 15 335
Passing yards 56 190
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 18:00 42:00
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Grayson James 6/16, 56 yards, INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 8 rushes, 10 yards
Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 1 reception, 22 yards
UTEP Passing Calvin Brownholtz 12/18, 190 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Reynaldo Flores 13 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kelly Akharaiyi 3 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 6 14 7 6 33
Panthers 0 7 14 7 28
Statistics MTSU FIU
First downs 26 24
Total yards 447 497
Rushing yards 168 83
Passing yards 279 414
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 34:35 25:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Chase Cunningham 29/42, 279 yards
Rushing Darius Bracy 20 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Izaiah Gathings 7 receptions, 77 yards
FIU Passing Haden Carlson 29/52, 414 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT
Rushing EJ Wilson Jr. 6 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 8 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TD

References

  1. ^ "2022 Ryan C-USA Kickoff Set for July 27 in Arlington". Conference USA. June 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022". Conference USA. July 25, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.