MIAMI (Jan. 28, 2016) – The FIU football program announced today that its 2016 season opener versus Indiana at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 1, from its originally scheduled date of Saturday, Sept. 3.
"We wanted to ensure that our game would not affect the long Labor Day weekend for our fans and student body," FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia said. "We also wanted to make sure that this game was not subject to an early afternoon kickoff due to TV.