# 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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Duke* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | L 26–46 | 31,117 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Akron* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | W 41–38 $^{OT}$ | 15,685 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at UCF* | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | CSS | L 20–33 | 40,478 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Louisville* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 12,318 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 20–48 | 21,109 |
| October 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPNU | L 20–34 | 13,612 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | L 30–34 | 15,234 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Troy | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | SBN/ESPN3 | L 37–38 | 17,354 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | L 6–14 | 12,842 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd-Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | | W 28–20 | 11,936 |
| November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | ESPNU | W 34–24 | 15,405 |
| November 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | L 17–23 $^{OT}$ | 12,115 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### @ Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 46 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 41 |

### @ UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Knights | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### @ Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| Panthers | 6 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

### @ Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Pantheres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |

### @ South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### @ Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Owls | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |