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2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team

2008 FIU Golden Panthers football
Florida International University FIU logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2008 record 5–7 (3–4 SBC)
Head coach Mario Cristobal (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Legg
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Phil Galiano
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium FIU Stadium
Seasons
« 2007 2009 »
2008 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Troy $   6 1         8 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 2         6 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 3         7 6  
Arkansas State   4 3         6 6  
FIU   3 4         5 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 4         5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 4         4 8  
North Texas   0 7         1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium.

The 2008 season started off with a loss at 13th-ranked Kansas, 40–10. Following that, Iowa routed FIU, 42–0. FIU then faced its highest-ranked opponent in school history, 12th-ranked South Florida, for the inaugural game of the new FIU Stadium. Trailing 17-0 with 2:30 left in the game FIU attained a safety, and subsequently scored a touchdown. FIU lost, 17–9, but played acted as a spoiler for South Florida, with the latter falling three spots in the rankings. The game against Toledo became their first-ever out-of-conference FBS win. Against, Toledo, FIU forced four turnovers and recorded its first road win since 2005.

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Overall: (1-3), Conference: (0-0)

Overall: (2-3), Conference: (1-0)

Overall: (3-3), Conference: (2-0)

Overall: (3-4), Conference: (2-1)

Overall: (3-5), Conference: (2-2)

Overall: (4-5), Conference: (3-2)

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