# 2021 FIU Panthers football team

The 2021 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis.
The season was marred by drama and controversy, with athletic director Pete Garcia clearing his desk out in the middle of the night, with no prior announcement or news conference. A few days later, it was announced that head coach Butch Davis would not be returning following the season. Davis alleged that university administrators had cut the football program's budget by $500,000 each year for the past two years and that coaches were not allowed to recruit on the road. University administrators have not commented on Davis's allegations.

## Preseason
### C-USA media days

The Panthers were predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.
Media poll (East Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Marshall |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic |
| 3 | Western Kentucky |
| 4 | Charlotte |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee |
| 6 | FIU |
| 7 | Old Dominion |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | LIU* | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | W 48–10 | 0 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State* | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN+ | L 17–23 $^{OT}$ | 0 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ESPN+ | L 21–54 | 50,118 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | L 27–31 | 18,382 |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | Stadium | L 21–58 | 24,726 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | CBSSN | L 33–45 | 0 |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN+ | L 19–34 | 0 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | L 0–38 | 18,466 |
| November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | L 24–47 | 0 |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | L 10–50 | 10,606 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | L 7–49 | 0 |
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 20,041 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### LIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Panthers | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Rain, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Jon Noil
* TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
FIU – D'vonte Price 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:55. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05.
FIU – D'vonte Price 68-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 4:52. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:28.
FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 4-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:56. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14.
Second quarter
FIU – D'vonte Price 28-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:47. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:16.
LIU – Derick Eugene 74-yard pass from Camden Orth (Paul Inzerillo kick), 3:59. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:40.
LIU – Paul Inzerillo 29-yard field goal, 0:06. Panthers 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:14.
Third quarter
FIU – Bryce Singleton 52-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:01. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:02.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 29-yard field goal, 4:26. Panthers 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:31.
Fourth quarter
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 12-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:06. Panthers 45–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:34.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 45-yard field goal, 7:33. Panthers 48–10. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:50.
Top passers
LIU – Camden Orth – 15/30, 197 yards, TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/17, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
LIU – Jonathan DeBique – 7 rushes, 34 yards
FIU – D'Vonte Price – 5 rushes, 165 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
LIU – Derick Eugene – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD
FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD :

### Texas State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| FIU –2.0 | 56 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPN+): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TXST – Caleb Twyford 17-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick), 12:14. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:40.
Second quarter
TXST – Seth Keller 48-yard field goal, 2:10. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 22-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 0:06. Bobcats 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
Third quarter
FIU – Rivaldo Fairweather 34-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:04. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:50.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 18-yard field goal, 2:55. Panthers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:27.
Fourth quarter
TXST – Brock Sturges 1-yard run (Seth Keller kick), 10:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:23.
Overtime
TXST – Brock Sturges 11-yard run. Bobcats 23–17. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards.
Top passers
TXST – Brady McBride – 18/31, 165 yards, TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 17/34, 259 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXST – Calvin Hill – 14 rushes, 72 yards
FIU – D'vonte Price – 23 rushes, 113 yards
Top receivers
TXST – Marcell Barbee – 8 receptions 67 yards
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD :

### At Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 54 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,118
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Brandon Jacobs
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
FIU – D'vonte Price 3-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 6:27. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:58.
TTU – Marquise Waters 72-yard interception return (Jonathan Garibay kick), 3:18. Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
TTU – Travis Koontz 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 12:15. Red Raiders 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.
FIU – E.J. Wilson Jr. 69-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:51. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.
TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 1-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 9:38. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
TTU – Trey Cleveland 28-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 4:48. Red Raiders 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:42.
TTU – Travis Koontz 1-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Jonathan Garibay kick), 0:05. Red Raiders 35–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:52.
Third quarter
TTU – Jonathan Garibay 21-yard field goal, 9:08. Red Raiders 38–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:52.
FIU – Nate Jefferson 2-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 3:16. Red Raiders 38–21. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:21.
TTU – Mason Tharp 25-yard pass from Tyler Shough (kick failed), 0:55. Red Raiders 44–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Jonathan Garibay 28-yard field goal, 10:56. Red Raiders 47–21. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:27.
TTU – Henry Colombi 19-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 5:47. Red Raiders 54–21. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:41.
Top passers
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 12/27, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT
TTU – Tyler Shough – 26/35, 399 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
FIU – D'vonte Price – 15 rushes, 51 yards, TD
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 9 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 2 receptions, 71 yards
TTU – Kaylon Geiger – 6 receptions, 121 yards :

### At Central Michigan

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| CMU –12.0 | 55.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Chippewas | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 18,382
* Referee: Jon Noli
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barber and Randy Buffington
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
CMU – Marshall Meeder 35-yard field goal, 8:36. Chippewas 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:35.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 31-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:51. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33.
FIU – Kamareon Williams 3-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:33. Panthers 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 1:19.
CMU – Dallas Dixon 11-yard pass from Jacob Sirmon (Marshall Meeder kick), 0:34. Panthers 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:10.
Third quarter
FIU – D'vonte Price 5-yard run (kick blocked), 9:32. Panthers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:10.
FIU – Rishard Dames 6-yard punt return (Chase Gabriel kick), 3:17. Panthers 27–10.
Fourth quarter
CMU – Lew Nichols III 15-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 10:57. Panthers 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
CMU – JaCorey Sullivan 14-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 7:12. Panthers 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:53.
CMU – Dallas Dixon 27-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder kick), 1:18. Chippewas 31–27. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 20/38, 395 yards, 2 TD, INT
CMU – Daniel Richardson – 16/23, 276 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
FIU – D'vonte Price – 17 rushes, 50 yards, TD
CMU – Lew Nichols III – 25 rushes, 152 yards
Top receivers
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 6 receptions, 175 yards, TD
CMU – Dallas Dixon – 8 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD :

### At Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Owls | 7 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 58 |
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,726
* Referee: Scott Hardin
* TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe and Max Browne
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
FAU – N'Kosi Perry 8-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 13:52. Owls 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.
FIU – D'vonte Price 1-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 7:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:17.
Second quarter
FAU – James Charles 32-yard run (run failed), 14:36. Owls 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:41.
FIU – Randall St. Felix 11-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 12:03. Panthers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:33.
FAU – Zaire Mitchell-Paden 22-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 8:42. Owls 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:13.
FAU – Johnny Ford 89-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 7:15. Owls 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:34.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 68-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Aaron Shahriari kick), 4:54. Owls 27–21. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:13.
FAU – Je'Quan Burton 42-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:33. Owls 34–21. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:21.
Third quarter
FAU – Aaron Shahriari 20-yard field goal, 5:09. Owls 37–21. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:03.
FAU – Nick Tronti 5-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:49. Owls 44–21. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:15.
Fourth quarter
FAU – Johnny Ford 10-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 10:13. Owls 51–21. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:00.
FAU – Kelvin Dean Jr. 20-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 3:53. Owls 58–21. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:54.
Top passers
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 12/28, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
FAU – N'Kosi Perry – 18/21, 329 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
FIU – E. J. Wilson Jr. – 5 rushes, 37 yards
FAU – Johnny Ford – 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Top receivers
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD
FAU – Je'Quan Burton – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD :

### Charlotte

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Joe Lehring
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis and Donte Whitner
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
FIU – Chase Gabriel 26-yard field goal, 8:59. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:01.
CLT – Calvin Camp 2-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:15. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:33.
Second quarter
CLT – Taylor Thompson 5-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 9:21. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:00.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 43-yard field goal, 4:49. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:27.
CLT – Jonathan Cruz 42-yard field goal, 0:03. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 18 yards, 4:35.
Third quarter
CLT – Victor Tucker 22-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 11:58. 49ers 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
FIU – Kris Mitchell 50-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:25. 49ers 24–13. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33.
CLT – Jake Clemons 1-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 3:46. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:08.
Fourth quarter
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 59-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:10. 49ers 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26.
CLT – Jonathan Cruz 41-yard interception return (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:45. 49ers 38–20.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 75-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:35. 49ers 38–27. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10.
CLT – Ryan Carriere 4-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 2:36. 49ers 45–27. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:59.
FIU – Sterling Palmer 8-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (kick failed), 0:14. 49ers 45–33. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.
Top passers
CLT – Chris Reynolds – 22/28, 199 yards, 4 TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 19/30, 466 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
CLT – Shadrick Byrd – 14 rushes, 80 yards
FIU – D'vonte Price – 18 rushes, 89 yards
Top receivers
CLT – Victor Tucker – 8 receptions, 82 yards, TD
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 3 receptions, 201 yards, 2 TD :

### Western Kentucky

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| WKU –16.5 | 78 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (ESPN+): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
FIU – Max Bortenschlager 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.
Second quarter
WKU – Adam Cofield 8-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 7:13. Hilltoppers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:52.
FIU – Randall St. Felix 75-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (pass failed), 7:04. Panthers 12–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 23-yard field goal, 1:22. Panthers 12–10. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:42.
WKU – Mitchell Tinsley 32-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:15. Hilltoppers 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:34.
Third quarter
WKU – Jerreth Sterns 20-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:35. Hilltoppers 24–12. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25.
Fourth quarter
WKU – Jerreth Sterns 1-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick), 11:08. Hilltoppers 31–12. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:52.
WKU – Brayden Narveson 26-yard field goal, 4:08. Hilltoppers 34–12. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:20.
FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 3-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:39. Hilltoppers 34–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:29.
Top passers
WKU – Bailey Zappe – 39/49, 382 yards, 3 TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 15/32, 192 yards, TD
Top rushers
WKU – Adam Cofield – 15 rushes, 74 yards, TD
FIU – D'vonte Price – 15 rushes, 86 yards
Top rushers
WKU – Jerreth Sterns – 14 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Randall St. Felix – 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD :

### At Marshall

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 18,466
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (Stadium): Noah Coslov and Max Starks
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29-yard field goal, 6:50. Thundering Herd 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30.
Second quarter
MRSH – Grant Wells 2-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 9:00. Thundering Herd 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:56.
MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 7:33. Thundering Herd 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:37.
MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 3:16. Thundering Herd 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:46.
Third quarter
MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 0:30. Thundering Herd 31–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 6:56.
Fourth quarter
MRSH – Ethan Payne 1-yard run (Shane Ciucci kick), 9:16. Thundering Herd 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:08.
Top passers
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/28, 128 yards, INT
MRSH – Grant Wells – 20/25, 184 yards
Top rushers
FIU – D'vonte Price – 10 rushes, 51 yards
MRSH – Rasheen Ali – 26 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
FIU – Rivaldo Fairweather – 4 receptions, 59 yards
MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed – 5 receptions, 52 yards :

### Old Dominion

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 24 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 47 |
| Panthers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Jonathan Noil
* TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Patrick Murray
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
ODU – Zack Kuntz 20-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick), 11:59. Monarchs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23.
ODU – Nick Rice 50-yard field goal, 10:19. Monarchs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:52.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 46-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 8:22. Monarchs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48.
ODU – Elijah Davis 61-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 6:56. Monarchs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 21-yard field goal, 3:27. Monarchs 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:29.
ODU – Blake Watson 3-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 0:27. Monarchs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:53.
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
ODU – Darius Savedge 63-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (kick failed), 9:37. Monarchs 30–10. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 2:58.
FIU – Bryce Singleton 65-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 8:15. Monarchs 30–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22.
Fourth quarter
ODU – Deeve Harris 40-yard interception return (Nick Rice kick), 14:46. Monarchs 37–17.
ODU – Nick Rice 31-yard field goal, 7:12. Monarchs 40–17. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:58.
FIU – Bryce Singleton 13-yard pass from Grayson James (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:59. Monarchs 40–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
ODU – Blake Watson 7-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 1:01. Monarchs 47–24. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:57.
Top passers
ODU – Hayden Wolff – 22/42, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 18/32, 315 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ODU – Blake Watson – 28 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Lexington Joseph – 11 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
ODU – Zack Kuntz – 9 receptions, 102 yards, TD
FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD :

### At Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,606
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Jake Rose and Jeremy Kellum
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
MTSU – Jimmy Marshall 12-yard pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick), 9:00. Blue Raiders 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 53-yard field goal, 4:27. Blue Raiders 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:33.
Second quarter
MTSU – Yusuf Ali 1-yard pass from Nick Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick), 13:30. Blue Raiders 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:57.
MTSU – Frank Peasant 2-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 6:52. Blue Raiders 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:05.
MTSU – Quincy Riley 45-yard interception return (Zeke Rankin kick), 6:34. Blue Raiders 28–3.
MTSU – Zeke Rankin 24-yard field goal, 3:54. Blue Raiders 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:27.
MTSU – Zeke Rankin 46-yard field goal, 1:26. Blue Raiders 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:49.
Third quarter
MTSU – Marley Cook safety, 10:13. Blue Raiders 36–3.
MTSU – Martell Pettaway 57-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 9:52. Blue Raiders 43–3. Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:13.
Fourth quarter
MTSU – Jaylin Lane 29-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 14:11. Blue Raiders 50–3. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:56.
FIU – Maleek Williams 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 6:08. Blue Raiders 50–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:18.
Top passers
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 9/20, 68 yards, 2 INT
MTSU – Nick Vattiato – 20/24, 147 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
FIU – E. J. Wilson Jr. – 10 rushes, 42 yards
MTSU – Martell Pettaway – 11 rushes, 95 yards, TD
Top receivers
FIU – Bryce Singleton – 4 receptions, 33 yards
MTSU – Jimmy Marshall – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD :

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Kevin Vicknair
* TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Patrick Murray
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UNT – Austin Aune 11-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:03. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:32.
Second quarter
UNT – Roderic Burns 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 12:43. Mean Green 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:56.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 50-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:09. Mean Green 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:35.
UNT – Khatib Lyles 35-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 4:45. Mean Green 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:42.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 0:31. Mean Green 35–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 2:50.
Third quarter
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 60-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:36. Mean Green 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:24.
UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 5-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:06. Mean Green 42–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
UNT – Ayo Adeyi 28-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 7:36. Mean Green 49–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:40.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
UNT – Austin Aune – 6/12, 219 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 15/32, 167 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 18 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. – 5 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
UNT – Roderic Burns – 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD :

### At Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagles | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,041
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Dustin Almond
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
USM – Dajon Richard 29-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 6:26. Golden Eagles 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:15.
USM – Jason Brownlee 34-yard pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 6:01. Golden Eagles 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:08.
USM – Frank Gore Jr. 2-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 3:46. Golden Eagles 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04.
FIU – Tyrese Chambers 91-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 0:58. Golden Eagles 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:51.
Second quarter
FIU – Lexington Joseph 8-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 11:01. Golden Eagles 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:14.
Third quarter
USM – Briggs Bourgeois 25-yard field goal, 9:59. Golden Eagles 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:01.
FIU – Chase Gabriel 26-yard field goal, 4:46. Golden Eagles 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:13.
Fourth quarter
USM – Frank Gore Jr. 5-yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick), 10:37. Golden Eagles 31–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:29.
USM – Jason Brownlee 34-yard pass from Frank Gore Jr. (kick blocked), 8:45. Golden Eagles 37–17. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:06.
Top passers
FIU – Max Borternschlager – 13/24, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT
USM – Frank Gore Jr. – 4/5, 81 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
FIU – Lexington Joseph – 16 rushes, 105 yards, TD
USM – Dajon Richard – 16 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Top receivers
FIU – Tyrese Chambers – 5 receptions, 155 yards, TD
USM – Jason Brownlee – 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD :