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2016 Football 9/9 Game Notes Game No. 2 (No. 168 All-Time) VS. MARYLAND No. 11 vs. the Big Ten (0-10); No. 5 vs. Maryland (0-4) 7:30 PM Athletic Media Relations: Paul Dodson (Primary Contact) Dodson’s Office: 305.348.3164; Dodson’s E-mail: [email protected]; Dodson’s Cell: 813.545.2127 FIU Athletic Media Relations Office: 11200 SW 8th Street, FIU Arena 211, Miami, FL 33199 FIU vs. Maryland 2016 FIU Schedule Date Opponent TV Time/Result Series Sept. 1 Indiana (--/rv) ESPNU L, 13-34 IU Leads, 2-0 u Williams records a career-high 13 tackles Sept. 9 Maryland CBSSN 7:30 p.m. UM Leads, 4-0 FIU: (0-1, 0-0 C-USA) (0-1 home) u Terrapins’ second trip to FIU Stadium (9/8/2007) Maryland: (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) (0-0 away) Sept. 17 at UMass ASN 3:30 p.m. UMass Leads, 1-0 Date: Sept. 9, 2016 u FIU returns to Amherst for the second-straight year Sept. 24 UCF beIN 7:00 p.m. Series Tied, 2-2 Location: Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium (FieldTurf) (20,000) in Miami, Florida u FIU held UCF to 46 yards on the ground last season Oct. 1 *Florida Atlantic beIN 7:00 p.m. FAU Leads, 10-3 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET u Shula Bowl XV Press Box Phone: 305.348.1898 Oct. 8 *at UTEP -- 8:00 p.m. Series Tied, 1-1 Television: CBS Sports Network - Sean Grande (play- u FIU recorded 518 yards of total offense last season by-play), Adam Archuleta (color analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline) will call the action. Oct. 15 *at Charlotte -- 6:00 p.m. FIU Leads, 1-0 u Wakefield tied school record in sacks (4.0) and TFL (5.5) Radio: AM 790 The Ticket (WAXY AM 790) - Josh Appel (play- by-play) and Wes Carroll (color analyst) on the call. Fans can Oct. 22 *LA Tech ESPN3 7:00 p.m. LA Tech Leads, 2-0 listen by tuning into 790 on their AM dial or 104.3 on their FM u Homecoming 2016 dial by logging onto either www.FIUSports.com or www.thetick- etmiami.com Oct. 29 *Middle Tennessee ESPN3 7:00 p.m. MT Leads, 7-3 u TO grabbed 10 catches for 118 yards vs. the Blue Raiders last season Live Stats: www.FIUSports.com Nov. 5 *at WKU beIN 5:30 p.m. WKU Leads, 5-3 N/A Live Video Streaming: u FIU travels to Bowling Green for the first time since 2011 Tickets: 305.FIU.GAME (348.4263) -or- www.FIUSports.com Nov. 19 *Marshall ASN 7:00 p.m. MAR Leads, 4-0 u Senior Day Records: FIU enters Friday’s game with a 0-1 record following a 34-13 loss to Indiana on Thursday, Sept. 1. Maryland comes into this week’s action with Nov. 26 *at Old Dominion ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Series Tied, 1-1 a 1-0 mark after a 52-13 win over Howard on Saturday, Sept. 3. u Smith recorded career-high 183 yards receiving vs. ODU last year FIU Head Coach Ron Turner: Turner (Pacific, 1977) is in his fourth season * = C-USA Game at FIU (10-27, .270) and 13th season overall as a head coach (52-88, .371). All Home Games Played at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium Turner is 0-1 all-time versus Maryland. All Times Eastern and Subject to Change MD Head Coach DJ Durkin: Durkin (Bowling Green, 2001) is in his first sea- son at Maryland (1-0, 1.000). Durkin has never faced the Panthers. What’s Inside uu Series History: Friday will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two Page 2 - A look at the FIU - MD Series programs. The Terrapins hold a 4-0 edge in the series history. The last meet- uu Page 3 - Panther Media Availability/Policies ing between the two teams resulted in a 45-13 win for Maryland on Aug. 31, uu Page 4 - FIU Quick Facts 2013, in College Park, Maryland. uu Page 5 - National Rankings uu Page 6 - FIU “Over the Air” uu Maryland Media Contact: Page 7 - Panthers Currently in the NFL uu Dustin Semonavick Page 8 - Awards & Honors uu Assistant AD Page 8 - FIU’s Record When uu Pages 9-11 - Ron Turner Bio (o) 301.314.7065 uu Page 12 - Who’s Up, Who’s Down [email protected] uu Page 13 - Conference USA Standings uu Page 14 - Opponents’ Schedules uu Page 15 - 2016 Game Recaps uu Pages 16-17 - The Last Time it Happened uu Page 18 - 2016 FIU Scoring Drives uu Page 19 - 2016 Opponent Scoring Drives uu Page 20 - 2016 FIU Big Plays uu Pages 21-34 - 2015 Statistics In addition to FIUSports.com, fans can follow the Panthers on Facebook, uu Pages 35-36 - 2016 Alpha./Num. Roster Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. uu Page 37 - FIU Two Deep uu • “Like” FIU Football and FIU Athletics on Facebook Page 37 - Pronunciation Guide • Follow @FIUFootball, @FIUAthletics and @FIUCoachRT (Ron Turner) on Twitter CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA football. • Follow FIUAthletics and FIUCoachRT (Ron Turner) on Instagram Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the confer- • Watch FIU Athletics on YouTube ence and each of its member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@col- legepressbox.com. Maryland (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Game 2 – Friday Night White Out; FIU Hosts All-Time Game-by-Game Maryland Date Opponent Time/Result FIU returns to action on Friday night, hosting the Maryland Maryland (0-4) All Times Eastern Terrapins from Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. Kickoff H: 0-1; A: 0-3; N: 0-0 Sep. 3 Howard W, 52-13 is set for 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS Date W/L Score Site Sports Network with Sean Grande (play-by-play), Adam Ar- 9/23/06 L 10-14 A Sep. 9 at FIU 7:30 pm chuleta (color analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline re- 9/8/07 L 10-26 H Sep. 17 at UCF 7:00 pm porter) calling the action. Fans can also listen to the game 9/25/10 L 28-42 A on AM 790 the Ticket, the Panthers’ official radio broadcast 8/31/13 L 13-45 A Oct. 1 Purdue 3:30 pm home for the 2016 season. Josh Appel (play-by-play) and Oct. 8 at Penn State 12:00 pm Wes Carroll (color analyst) will be in the booth all season long. Oct. 15 Minnesota TBA Home game number two will be FIU’s “white out” game as Oct. 22 Michigan State 7:30 pm the first 10,000 fans will receive a free “Friday Night White Oct. 29 at Indiana TBA Out” t-shirt. The Panthers will also don their new white hel- mets to go along with an all-white uniform combination. Nov. 5 at Michigan TBA Nov. 12 Ohio State TBA Friday’s contest will mark the fifth meeting all-time between FIU and Maryland with the Terrapins, holding a 4-0 edge in Nov. 19 at Nebraska TBA the series history. It will also mark the second trip for the Nov. 26 Rutgers TBA Terps to Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium (Sept. 8, 2007). Statistical Comparison The Panthers are coming off a season-opening loss to Big Ten foe Indiana (34-13) last Thursday. FIU held a 13-12 lead heading into the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers rattled off 22-straight points for the victory. The Panthers Category FIU MD produced 268 yards through the air, including 263 by junior quarterback Alex McGough. Freshman wide receiver Rushing Offense 63.0 (116) 315.0 (12) Stantley Thomas had a tremendous FIU debut, catching three passes for 91 yards. Senior Jonnu Smith recorded Passing Offense 268.0 (35) 204.0 (73) a team-high eight catches (83 yards) for the Panthers, while running back Alex Gardner grabbed seven passes for Total Offense 331.0 (88) 519.0 (30) 70 yards. Gardner also notched his first rushing touchdown of the season with a 1-yard run in the second quarter. Scoring Offense 13.0 (103) 52.0 (19) Rushing Defense 246.0 (107) 69.0 (20) Defensively, FIU was led by Treyvon Williams, who posted a career-high 13 tackles, including a sack versus the Pass Efficiency Def. 148.07 (94) 142.76 (88) Hoosiers. Fellow linebacker Anthony Wint added 12 total tackles, while safety Niko Gonzalez notched 10 tackles Total Defense 486.0 (104) 269.0 (38) and one fumble recovery. Scoring Defense 34.0 (100) 13.0 (31) Net Punting 38.00 (63) 34.33 (94) Friday’s contest will be the second time Head Coach Ron Turner will face the Terrapins. Turner’s first contest as the Punt Returns 7.00 (51) 21.00 (9) head coach of FIU was at Maryland back on Aug. 31, 2013. Kickoff Returns 19,67 (74) 22.00 (56) Turnover Margin -2.00 (96) 0.00 (55) Game Notables Pass Defense 240.0 (83) 200.0 (67) u Friday will mark the second-straight game versus a Big Ten team for the Panthers. Pass Efficiency 86.20 (109) 128.06 (74) Sacks 2.00 (52) 2.00 (52) u FIU is 1-1 all-time in games played on Friday.