The game is the return game from the Miami football team hosting FIU at Hard Rock Stadium last year. The agreement in the home and home deal was that FIU could not host at Ricardo Silva Stadium because the seating capacity of 20,000 was too small.
Miami and FIU have met three times on the Gridiron. The Hurricanes have outscored the Panthers 89-23 in those three games. That included a 31-17 victory at Hard Rock Stadium in 2018.
The battle at Marlins Park will be the first time that Miami will play in the Stadium that stands where their former home, the Orange Bowl was.