American college football season
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 ,
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 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 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 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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1 2 3 4 OT Total Bulldogs 9 7 0 14 7 37 Panthers 0 6 0 24 8 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
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
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
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
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
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Bulldogs 10 7 0 10 7 0 34 Panthers 7 14 3 3 7 8 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
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
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
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
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
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