# 2022 FIU Panthers football team

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,

## 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. The Panthers were predicted to finish in last place in the conference's preseason poll.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Bryant* | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL | ESPN3 | W 38–37 $^{OT}$ | 0 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 12–41 | 18,757 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | CBSSN | L 0–73 | 15,127 |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | FloSports | W 21–7 | 10,423 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn* | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL | ESPN3 | L 12–33 | 16,689 |
| October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | UTSA | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL | CBSSN | L 10–30 | 14,122 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN3 | W 34–15 | 10,576 |
| October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL | CBSSN | W 42–34 $^{2OT}$ | 12,478 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN+ | L 14–52 | 22,308 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL (Shula Bowl) | Stadium | L 7–52 | 14,674 |
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN+ | L 6–40 | 10,758 |
| November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL | ESPN3/ESPN+ | L 28–33 | 14,768 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 9 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 38 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Bobcats | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 |

### At Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 73 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 13/23, 85 yards |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 15 rushes, 31 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Nate Jefferson | 4 receptions, 27 yards |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Austin Reed | 29/35, 381 yards, 5 TD |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing | L. T. Sanders | 4 rushes, 73 yards, TD |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving | Malachi Corley | 3 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Statistics | FIU | NMSU |
| 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 |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 14 rushes, 80 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Diego Pavia | 8/14, 85 yards |
| New Mexico State | Rushing | Jamoni Jones | 12 rushes, 50 yards |
| New Mexico State | Receiving | Bryce Childress | 5 receptions, 43 yards |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Statistics | CONN | FIU |
| 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 |
| UConn | Rushing | Devontae Houston | 12 rushes, 135 yards |
| UConn | Receiving | Justin Joly | 5 receptions, 62 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 28/43, 256 yards, 2 INT |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 7 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| FIU | Receiving | Jalen Bracey | 9 receptions, 75 yards |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Statistics | UTSA | FIU |
| 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 |
| UTSA | Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 20 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 18/36, 174 yards, INT |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 6 rushes, 56 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Kris Mitchell | 2 receptions, 70 yards |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Statistics | FIU | CLT |
| 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 |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 17 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD |
| FIU | Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 10 receptions, 143 yards |
| Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 23/38, 244 yards, 3 INT |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Shadrick Byrd | 9 rushes, 42 yards |
| Charlotte | 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 |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 21 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Nate Jones | 4 receptions, 72 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 31/48, 321 yards, 3 TD |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 12 rushes, 37 yards, 2 TD |
| FIU | Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 6 receptions, 89 yards |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 |
| FIU | Rushing | Grayson James | 4 rushes, 37 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 1 reception, 39 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 25/34, 414 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Stone Earle | 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD |
| North Texas | 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 |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | Larry McCammon | 26 rushes, 104 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | Tony Johnson | 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 9/26, 56 yards, 2 INT |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 11 rushes, 87 yards |
| FIU | 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 |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 8 rushes, 10 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 1 reception, 22 yards |
| UTEP | Passing | Calvin Brownholtz | 12/18, 190 yards, 2 TD |
| UTEP | Rushing | Reynaldo Flores | 13 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| UTEP | 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 |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing | Darius Bracy | 20 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving | Izaiah Gathings | 7 receptions, 77 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Haden Carlson | 29/52, 414 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT |
| FIU | Rushing | EJ Wilson Jr. | 6 rushes, 32 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 8 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TD |