# 2014 FIU Panthers football team

The 2014 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ron Turner and played their home games at FIU Stadium. They entered their second season as a member of Conference USA, competing in the East Division. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. It was the second year in a row they had been beaten by FCS member Bethune-Cookman.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 (FCS) Bethune-Cookman* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | L 12–14 | 14,053 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | W 34–3 | 9,981 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | FS1 | L 25–42 | 10,147 |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | FS1 | L 3–34 | 10,826 |
| September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | W 34–20 | 16,133 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | FIU StadiumMiami, FL (Shula Bowl) | FSN | W 38–10 | 12,544 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | FCS | L 13–16 | 25,318 |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Marshall | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | L 13–45 | 13,163 |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Rice | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | L 17–31 | 12,097 |
| November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | L 35–38 | 20,118 |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | W 38–28 | 12,917 |
| November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ASN | L 14–17 | 14,824 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Bethune-Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |

### Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Panthers | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt Panthers | 0 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 42 |
| FIU Panthers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Blazers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Panthers | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 38 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mean Green | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |