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-
2002 Season Highlights
Don Strock enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida International.
This was the first season Florida International fielded a team.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 vs. Saint Peters
27
3
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @ Elon
22
23
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Butler
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Bethune-Cookman
0
31
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Georgetown
27
2
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Western Kentucky
7
56
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Maine
7
33
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Gardner-Webb
14
17
L
Thu., Oct. 31 vs. Jacksonville
39
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Albany
35
26
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Florida Atlantic
21
31
L
2002 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 241
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 14-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-3
Away Record 0-3
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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