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Florida International gets first win of the season over Florida Atlantic

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The Florida International Golden Panthers finally walked off the field as winners. After a back and forth struggle on Saturday night at Ocean Bank Field, FIU came away with a 33-31 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls. It was the Conference USA opener for both teams, which was a welcome sight after suffering some big losses during the non-conference portion of their schedules. Both teams had their chances to win. There were five lead changes throughout the game, along with…

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UCF flexes muscles, throttles FIU, 53-14

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The Central Florida Knights were favored to defeat the Florida International Golden Panthers on Saturday night. Few would have predicted the 53-14 rout perpetrated by the Knights. FIU was playing at home and coming off a loss at Massachusetts where they were in the game until the end. On Saturday, they stayed with the new-look Knights for about 10 minutes, then were buried in an avalanche of points. UCF led 8-7 with 5:27 left in the first period, but stretched…

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FIU falls short against UMass

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Something had to give. Both Florida International and Massachusetts entered Saturday’s game with 0-2 records. One of these teams had to come away with their first win of the season. In the end, it was the Minutemen, who topped the Golden Panthers 21-13 in Amherst, Massachusetts. After two blowout losses to Big 10 teams Indiana and Maryland, FIU was in this game to the end. But a key late turnover doomed their chances to win. Quarterback Alex McGough threw three…

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FIU goes 0-2 against the Big 10 to start the season

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The Florida International Golden Panthers wanted to make a splash early in the season. By taking on two Big 10 teams at home in their first two games, Coach Ron Turner was hoping to gain at least one win to earn some respect and give his players a boost. Things did not turn out like Turner hoped as FIU fell to 0-2 following Friday night’s 41-14 drubbing at the hands of the Maryland Terps. They lost to Indiana last Thursday…

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