# 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

The 2009 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 Golden Panthers finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the Sun Belt Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN360 | L 14–40 | 92,012 |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Rutgers* | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN360 | L 15–23 | 45,273 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | L 31–41 | 11,047 |
| October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisiana-Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | | L 35–48 | 17,610 |
| October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | | W 37–20 | 13,574 |
| October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Troy | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | L 33–42 | 10,142 |
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ASU StadiumJonesboro, AR | | L 10–27 | 18,779 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | W 20–17 $^{OT}$ | 8,593 |
| November 7 | 4:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | | L 21–48 | 17,808 |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | W 35–28 | 11,128 |
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Florida* | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | | L 3–62 | 90,473 |
| December 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | FIU StadiumMiami, FL (Shula Bowl) | CSS | L 21–28 | 10,108 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from Associated PressAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Alabama

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

### Rutgers

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

### Toledo

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

### Louisiana-Monroe

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

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| FIU | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| Western Kentucky | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Troy | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| FIU | 0 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 33 |

### Arkansas State

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

### Louisiana-Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| FIU | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |

### Middle Tennessee

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

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| FIU | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### Florida

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

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| FAU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| FIU | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Current 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 |