2002 FIU Golden Panthers football team

2002 FIU Golden Panthers football

Conference	Independent
2002 record	5–6
Head coach	Don Strock (1st year)
Home stadium	FIU Stadium

2002 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Saint Mary's		0	–	0		6	–	6
FIU		0	–	0		5	–	6
Cal Poly		0	–	0		3	–	8
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0		2	–	9
Savannah State		0	–	0		1	–	8
Southern Utah		0	–	0		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 2002 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a NCAA Division I-AA independent school. The Panthers were led by head coach Don Strock in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	Saint Peter's	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	W 27–3	17,314
September 7	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	L 22–23	5,580
September 14	Butler	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	W 42–0	9,110
September 21	vs. No. 24 Bethune-Cookman	Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL	L 0–31	16,386
September 28	Georgetown	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	W 27–2	6,084
October 12	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	L 7–56	6,000
October 19	No. 8 Maine	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	L 7–33	5,303
October 26	Gardner–Webb	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	L 14–17	6,733
October 31	Jacksonville	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	W 39–6	5,221
November 9	Albany	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	W 35–26	4,588
November 23	at Florida Atlantic	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl)	L 21–31	10,224
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

↑ "Year-By-Year Records" (PDF). 2015 FIU Football Media Information Guide. FIUsports.com. p. 143. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

FIU Panthers football

Home field	FIU Stadium (2002–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida Atlantic: Shula Bowl 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

Culture & lore	Roary the Panther FIU Fight Song FIU Panther Marching Band FIU–Miami football brawl

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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