2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team

2010 FIU Golden Panthers football
Sun Belt Co-Champions
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Toledo, W 34–32
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2010 record 7–6 (6–2 SBC)
Head coach Mario Cristobal
Offensive coordinator Scott Satterfield
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Geoff Collins
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium FIU Stadium
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »
2010 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
FIU §   6 2         7 6  
Troy §   6 2         8 5  
Middle Tennessee   5 3         6 7  
Arkansas State   4 4         4 8  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 4         5 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 5         4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 5         3 9  
North Texas   3 5         3 9  
Western Kentucky   2 6         2 10  
§ – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University during their 6th season of NCAA Division I FBS football and their 9th season overall. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida, United States.

On November 27, 2010, the FIU Golden Panthers won a share of their first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship and became eligible to compete in a post-season bowl game for the first time in school history. The Golden Panthers had the opportunity to win the Sun Belt Conference outright but faltered against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in the final game of regular season, 27–28. At the end of the regular season, FIU accepted an invitation to play in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on December 26, 2010, where they faced Toledo of the Mid-American Conference. FIU defeated Toledo 34–32, and clinched the school's first ever bowl game victory on the final play of the game with a 34-yard field goal by kicker Jack Griffin. FIU finished the 2010 season with a record of 7–6 (6–2 Sun Belt) and first winning season in school history.

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Trivia

The 2010 season marked FIU football's first winning season in school history, going 7-6 overall, and 6-2 in conference play. Additionally, FIU went on to its first bowl game in school history, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl versus the University of Toledo. The team went on to win the bowl game, making history as the school's first bowl game and bowl win.

The Rutgers University home opener game on September 11, 2010 broke attendance records at FIU Stadium for the season, with a record crowd of 19,872.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 8:00PM Rutgers* FIU StadiumMiami, FL ESPN Plus L 14–19   19,872
September 18 7:00PM at Texas A&M* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 20–27   79,069
September 25 12:00PM at Maryland* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPNU L 28–42   33,254
October 2 3:30 PM at Pittsburgh* Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN3 L 17–44   45,207
October 9 3:30PM Western Kentucky FIU Stadium • Miami, FL CST/CSS W 28–21   14,335
October 16 3:30PM at North Texas Fouts FieldDenton, TX CST/CSS W 34–10   14,718
October 30 4:00PM at Florida Atlantic Lockhart StadiumFt. Lauderdale, FL (Shula Bowl IX) L 9–21   17,543
November 6 6:00PM Louisiana-Monroe FIU Stadium • Miami, FL CST/CSS W 42–35 2OT  17,301
November 13 3:30PM at Troy Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL CST/CSS W 52–35   20,243
November 20 7:00PM at Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun FieldLafayette, LA W 38–17   13,041
November 27 3:30PM Arkansas State FIU Stadium • Miami, FL CST/CSS W 31–24   14,588
December 4 6:00PM Middle Tennessee FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 L 27–28   16,628
December 26 8:30PM vs. Toledo* Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) ESPN W 34–32   32,431
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Post-season awards and honors

All-Sun Belt honors

NFL Draft

7th Round, 222nd Overall Pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Sr. CB Anthony Gaitor

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