FIU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FIU PANTHERS (8-3, 6-1 C-USA) vs MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (7-3, 5-2 C-USA) NOV. 24, 2018 >> RICCARDO SILVA STADIUM (20,000) >> MIAMI, FLORIDA >> 12:00 PM ET >> STADIUM FIU 2018 STAT BREAKDOWN MARSHALL RECORD & SCHEDULE OVERALL RECORD: 8-3 35.5 PTS/GM 28.1 24.4 PTS ALLOWED/GM 19.8 C-USA RECORD: 6-1 167.6 RUSH/GM 148.4 NON-CONFERENCE: 2-2 251.8 PASS/GM 234.8 HOME: 4-2 419.5 OFF YDS/GM 383.2 AWAY: 4-1 391.3 318.2 FIUsports.com DEF YDS/GM HERDZONE.com NEUTRAL: 0-0 FIU QUICK HITS MARSHALL QUICK HITS 2018 SCHEDULE Head Coach: .................................................................................Butch Davis Head Coach...................................................................................Doc Holliday 2018 Record: ................................................................................................8-3 2018 Record: ................................................................................................8-3 Date Opponent TV/Online Time/Result Record at FIU (Years): ........................................................................16-8 (2) Record at Marshall (Years): .........................................................68-45 (9) 9.1 INDIANA CBSSN L/28-38 Overall Record (Years): ................................................................95-51 (12) Overall Record (Years): ..................................................................68-45 (9) 9.8 at Old Dominion* beIN W/28-20 9.15 UMASS beIN W/63-24. >> QUICK NOTES VS MARSHALL 9.22 at #21/20 Miami (Fla.) ESPN2 L/17-31 9.29 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF ESPN+ W/55-9 WORTH NOTING FROM THE FIELD INSIDE THE SERIES 10.13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* beIN W/24-21 10.20 RICE* ESPN+ W/36-17 >> A FIU win on Saturday would >> QB James Morgan needs only >> This week’s meeting between the 10.27 at WKU* beIN W/38-17 crown the Panthers as C-USA East 249 passing yards to break Alex Panthers and the Thundering Herd is 11.3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* Stadium L/14/49 Division Champions for the first time McGough’s single-season passing just the sixth meeting between the 11.10 at UTSA* ESPN+ W/45-7 in program history. yard record of 2,798 from 2017. two programs. FIU has won the last two meetings. 11.17 at Charlotte* ESPN3 W/ 42-35 >> FIU kept conference champion- >> LB Sage Lewis needs only three 11.24 MARSHALL* Stadium/Facebook 12 p.m. ship hopes alive by squeaking past tackles to break FIU’s single-sea- >> FIU won the 2017 game by jumping out to a 28-7 lead at halftime and Charlotte, 42-35, last weekend. son tackling record of 119 set by held on for a 41-30 victory. Keyonvis Bouie in 2006. * Conference USA Game All Home Games Played at Riccardo Silva Stadium All Times Eastern and Subject to Change THIS WEEK IN THE C-USA >> BY THE NUMBERS Date Matchup TV Time 11.24 Marshall at FIU Stadium/Facebook 12:00 p.m. 11.24 WKU at Louisiana Tech CBS Sports Network 12:00 p.m. Teams in the second year under Butch Davis have all won at least eight games (Miami - 9, 11.24 Old Dominion at Rice ESPN+ 1:00 p.m. 11.24 Southern Miss at UTEP ESPN+ 3:00 p.m. 8+ Cleveland Browns - 9, UNC - 8 and FIU - 8). 11.24 UAB at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 3:00 p.m. 11.24 Charlotte at Florida Atlantic Stadium 6:00 p.m. 11.24 North Texas at UTSA ESPN+ 7:00 p.m. If FIU wins on Saturday, the Panthers would clinch their first C-USA East Division crown 1ST and first trip to the conference title game. FIU has not lost a game this season when holding a lead entering the fourth quarter, 0 sporting a 7-0 mark this season. FIU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS TYSON RODGERS (FB, WBB, SB, WSOC) Director of Sports Information EXPERIENCE THE ACTION E-Mail: [email protected] Office Phone: 305-348-2084 >> TV/STREAM >> RADIO >> LIVE STATS >> SOCIAL MEDIA Cell Phone: 662-418-2982 Twitter: @tysongrodgers @FIUFootball | @FIUAthletics TYLER BRAIN (SECONDARY FB, BSB, WG) Athletic Communications Assistant TV: Stadium Radio: 790 AM Visit FIUSports.com for up to date links @FIU.Football | @FIUAthletics E-Mail: [email protected] Pxp: Noah Coslov Pxp: A.J. Ricketts on how to follow the contest via live Office Phone: 305-348-2084 Color: Max Starks Color: Kenny Kelly stats online. @FIUFootball | @FIUSports Cell Phone: 256-616-3097 Sideline: Dani Klupenger Twitter: @Tyler_Brain 2018 FIU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES | FIUSPORTS.COM | @FIUFOOTBALL COVERING THE PANTHERS FIU MEDIA SCHEDULE - MARSHALL WEEK 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Off Day (No Availability) Practice Practice Practice Team Walk Through FIU vs. Marshall No Availability 8:30-10:45 a.m. ET 8:30-10:45 a.m. ET 8:30-10:45 a.m. ET Closed to media 12:00 p.m. ET Stadium/Facebook Media Availability Media Availability Media Availability Select coaches and Select coaches and Closed to media players will be made players will be made available available STADIUM INFO & DIRECTIONS COACH BUTCH DAVIS PANTHER TALK SHOW Each Monday of the 2018 football season, head coach Butch Riccardo Silva Stadium Address 11200 SW 8th Street Davis will sit down with A.J. Rickets for Panther Talk. The Miami, FL 33199 interview will be streamed live on FIU Athletics’ Facebook Modesto A. Maidique Campus page. DIRECTIONS POST PRACTICE INTERVIEWS From Miami International Airport: Head coach Butch Davis is available for on-field inter- Take the I-836 WEST exit from views at the end of practices. For out-of-town interviews the Airport with Coach Davis, please contact Tyson Rodgers (tyson. Follow the I-836 to the Florida [email protected]). Turnpike Take the Florida Turnpike SOUTH exit POST GAME INTERVIEWS Follow the Florida Turnpike Head coach Butch Davis’ post game press conferences SOUTH to the Bird Road exit (SW will be held in the team meeting room for home games. A 2018 FIU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 40th Street) designated staff member will escort those when needed Take the SW 40th Street exit to the location. For road games, Davis’ post game press EAST to SW 117th Avenue conferences will be held in the visiting interview room or Turn left onto SW 117th Avenue outside the locker room. Follow SW 117th Avenue north to SW 2100 Block At Miami Dade Fair & Exposition back entrance, turn right PLAYERS/ASSISTANTS From W Palm Beach/Bro- POST PRACTICE ward County or the Florida All interview requests with players and assistant coaches Turnpike north: should be made prior to practice for approval by Tyson Take the Florida Turnpike SOUTH Rodgers ([email protected]). Follow the Florida Turnpike SOUTH to the Bird Road exit (SW 40th Street) POST GAME INTERVIEWS Take the SW 40th Street exit Player requests for post game interviews will be taken EAST to SW 117th Avenue in the fourth quarter. For home games, players will be Turn left onto SW 117th Avenue available following Coach Butch Davis’ press conference Follow SW 117th Avenue north to in the team meeting room. For road games, players will be SW 2100 Block At Miami Dade Fair & Exposition available after Davis’ press conference outside of the locker back entrance, turn right room. The locker room is OFF LIMITS to the media for all games. FIU players MAY NOT be approached on the field. 2 FIUSports.com COVERING THE PANTHERS FIU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS TYSON RODGERS Director of Athletic Communications (FB, WBB, SB, WSOC) Office: 305-348-2084 Cell: 662-418-2982 Email: [email protected] MIKE HOGAN Director of Athletic Communications (MBB, MSOC, VB, BEACH VB) Office: 305-348-1496 Cell: 813-469-0616 Email: [email protected] LIVE STATS Live statistics available on FIUSports.com (http://www.sidearmstats.com/FIU/football/ CHRIS SANTIAGO media). Stat monitors featuring StatBroadcast will be made available. Senior Multimedia Producer (Video Coordinator) Office: 305.348.6666 MEDIA CREDENTIALS Email: [email protected] Credentials for FIU home football games are for working media only. Requests for media credentials should be made by contacting Michael Hogan via email at [email protected] in the FIU Athletics Media Relations office. Requests from media covering visiting teams will be confirmed first with each opponent’s sports information contact. A.J. RICKETTS All credentials that cannot be mailed will be left at Media Will Call, which is located at Multimedia Assistant/ Voice of the Panthers (TF, XC) Gate 11 (just north of the Field House). Will call will open two (2) hours prior to kickoff. Cell: 850.898.4914 Members of the media picking up credentials at Will Call must provide photo identifica- Email: [email protected] tion and the name must match the name on the credential. PHOTOGRAPHERS Photo credentials are issued on a game-by-game basis. FIU will adhere to all NCAA TYLER BRAIN guidelines regarding sideline photography that limit shooting to outside the restraining Athletic Communications Assistant line enclosing the playing field and outside the 25-yard lines. (Secondary FB, BSB, WG) Office: 305.348.2084 PARKING Cell: 256.616.3097 Email: [email protected] Preferred parking at Riccardo Silva Stadium is extremely limited. Media requesting parking should contact Athletic Media Relations well in advance. Media parking is located in the CSC lot (enter through 117th, located west of the Riccardo Silva Stadium). AMANDA ALVAREZ PHONE LINES Athletic Communications Assistant A limited number of phone lines are available in the press box for media. FIU provides (S&D, WTN) an ISDN, and Ethernet connection and one business telephone line free of charge to the Email: [email protected] primary visiting radio outlet. WIRELESS INTERNET The Riccardo Silva Stadium press box offers free wireless Internet service to media members. Instructions will be provided in the press box on game day. DIANA PADILLA Athletic Communications Assistant (WSOC, SB) PRACTICE POLICIES Email: [email protected] During the season practices are normally conducted at Riccardo Silva Stadium.