2012 FIU Panthers football team

The 2012 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Mario Cristobal and played their home games at FIU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the Panthers final season as members of the Sun Belt as they have accepted an invitation to join Conference USA on July 1, 2013.[1] They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Head coach Mario Cristobal was fired at the end of the season after posting a 27–47 record in six seasons.

2012 FIU Panthers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2012 record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coachMario Cristobal (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando
Home stadiumFIU Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Arkansas State $  7 –1     10 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  6 –2     8 –5  
Middle Tennessee  6 –2     8 –4  
Louisiana–Lafayette**  4 –2     5 –4  
WKU  4 –4     7 –6  
Troy  3 –5     5 –7  
North Texas  3 –5     4 –8  
Florida Atlantic  2 –6     3 –9  
FIU  2 –6     3 –9  
South Alabama*  1 –7     2 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • South Alabama not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.
    **Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Duke*
ESPN3L 26–4631,117
September 86:00 p.m.Akron*
ESPN3W 41–38 OT15,685
September 154:00 p.m.at UCF*
CSSL 20–3340,478
September 227:00 p.m.No. 18 Louisville*
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3L 21–2812,318
September 297:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN3L 20–4821,109
October 47:30 p.m.Arkansas State
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPNUL 20–3413,612
October 136:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 30–3415,234
October 201:00 p.m.at Troy
SBN/ESPN3L 37–3817,354
October 276:00 p.m.WKU
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
ESPN3L 6–1412,842
November 33:30 p.m.at South Alabama
W 28–2011,936
November 168:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPNUW 34–2415,405
November 246:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 17–23 OT12,115

Game summaries

@ Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 0 12 26
Blue Devils 7 30 7 2 46
See also: 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2011 DUKE, 31–27

Akron
1 2 3 4OT Total
Zips 7 13 0 180 38
Panthers 7 7 7 173 41
See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 FIU, 27–17

@ UCF
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 6 20
Knights 9 14 7 3 33
See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 FIU, 17–10

Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Cardinals 7 7 7 7 28
Panthers 7 7 0 7 21
See also: 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 FIU, 24–17

@ Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 6 0 20
Ragin' Cajuns 17 14 10 7 48
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7 2011 ULL, 36–31

Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 14 13 7 34
Panthers 3 7 3 7 20
See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2011 ARST, 34–16

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Radiers 3 7 7 17 34
Panthers 6 14 3 7 30
See also: 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2011 FIU, 31–18

@ Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 21 3 13 0 37
Trojans 7 7 14 10 38
See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2011 FIU, 23–20

WKU
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 0 0 7 14
Pantheres 3 0 0 3 6
See also: 2012 WKU Hilltoppers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2011 WKU, 10–9

@ South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 14 0 0 28
Jaguars 7 0 10 3 20
See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 13 7 34
Owls 0 10 7 7 24
See also: 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and Shula Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–8 2011 FIU, 41–7

Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 3 7 06 23
Panthers 0 7 3 70 17
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2011 FIU, 28–17
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References
  1. "Conference USA expands adding five members". Oklahoma's Own News on 6. Retrieved May 4, 2012.


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