The FIU-Miami football game this season is only the third time the schools separated by nine miles will play. The Hurricanes outscored the Golden Panthers 58-9 in the previous meetings in 2006 and ’07.
FIU did not become an FBS program until 2004. They didn’t start playing football until 2002. The Golden Panthers spent their first two seasons of football in Division I-AA which is now referred to as FCS.
The first Florida International-Miami football game was marred by a dreadful brawl. An abundance of suspensions was handed out after the game.