2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

2009 FIU Golden Panthers football
2009 FIU Golden Panthers football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Galiano (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	FIU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Sun Belt. The team played home game at FIU Stadium in Miami.

Record3–9 (3–5 Sun Belt)

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OffensivecoordinatorBill Legg (2nd season)

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN360	L 14–40	92,012	^[1]
September 19	5:00 p.m.	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN360	L 15–23	45,273	^[2]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Toledo*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 31–41	11,047	^[3]
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 35–48	17,610	^[4]
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 37–20	13,574	^[5]
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Troy	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 33–42	10,142	^[6]
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 10–27	18,779	^[7]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 20–17 ^OT	8,593	^[8]
November 7	4:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 21–48	17,808	^[9]
November 14	7:00 p.m.	North Texas	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 35–28	11,128	^[10]
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL		L 3–62	90,473	^[11]
December 5	7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)	CSS	L 21–28	10,108	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	7	0	0	14
Alabama	10	10	6	14	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	0	0	15	15
Rutgers	3	10	0	10	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toledo	14	3	7	17	41
FIU	0	3	14	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	7	7	14	7	35
Louisiana–Monroe	0	24	14	10	48

Schedule

Name	Title	Years at FIU	Alma mater
Mario Cristobal	Head Coach	2006 –	Miami
Bill Legg	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	2008 –	West Virginia
Phil Galiano	Defensive Coordinator Linebackers	2007 –	Shippensburg
Apollo Wright	Special Teams Coordinator	2001 –	Wagner College
Mike Cassano	Assistant Head Coach Running Backs/Recruiting	2006 –	New Hampshire
Cary Godette	Assistant Head Coach Defensive line	2009 –	East Carolina
Greg Laffere	Assistant Head Coach Offensive line	2005 –	Miami
Alex Mirabal	Assistant Head Coach Tight Ends	2006 –	FIU
Frank Ponce	Assistant Head Coach Wide Receivers	2005 –	FIU
Jeff Popovich	Assistant Head Coach Secondary	2006 –	Miami
Roderick Moore	Strength & Conditioning Coach	–	-
Chris Siegle	Graduate Assistant Coach	2005 –	-
Dennis Smith	Graduate Assistant Coach	2006 –	Miami

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	0	3	7	10
Arkansas State	7	0	10	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	7	14	0	21
Middle Tennessee	17	17	0	14	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	3	0	0	3
#1 Florida	14	21	14	13	62