2022 FIU Panthers football team
American college football season
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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,
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Headcoach
- Mike MacIntyre (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
| 2022 FIU Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 4–8 (2–6 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | David Yost (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Jovan Dewitt (1st season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Riccardo Silva Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas y | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
C-USA media day
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 | |
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| 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 | |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Bryant* | ESPN3 | W 38–37 OT | 16,597[3] | |||
| 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* |
| ESPN3 | L 12–33 | 16,689 | ||
| October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | UTSA |
| CBSSN | L 10–30 | 14,122 | ||
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN3 | W 34–15 | 10,576 | |||
| October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ESPN3/ESPN+ | L 28–33 | 14,768 | ||
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Game summaries
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| 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 |
At Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 73 |
| Statistics | FIU | WKU |
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| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Statistics | FIU | NMSU |
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| 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 |
UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Statistics | CONN | FIU |
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| 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 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Statistics | UTSA | FIU |
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| 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 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Statistics | FIU | CLT |
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| 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 |
Louisiana Tech
| 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 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 |
Florida Atlantic
| 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 |
At UTEP
| 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 |
Middle Tennessee
| 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 |