Florida International Football Team History
Florida International Golden Panthers
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Founded: 1965 Stadium: FIU Community Stadium Capacity: 17,800 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Don Strock Conference: Independent-
2003 Season Highlights
Don Strock enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida International.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @ Indiana State
10
13
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Maine
14
24
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Bethune-Cookman
14
24
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Carson-Newman
33
55
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Georgia Southern
35
37
L
Thu., Oct. 9 vs. Stephen F. Austin
13
35
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Troy
10
21
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Holy Cross
34
23
W
Thu., Oct. 30 vs. Jacksonville
55
12
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Louisiana Lafayette
10
43
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @ Gardner-Webb
19
22
L (OT)
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Florida Atlantic
23
32
L
2003 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 270
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 341
Defense Average 28.4
Opponents Record 24-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-6
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.