MIAMI (April 6, 2016) – The FIU football program announced today that its home game versus Maryland at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium has been moved to Friday, Sept. 9, from its originally scheduled date of Saturday, Sept. 10.
 
"We are excited to have our first two games at home and at night," Head Coach Ron Turner said. "Maryland is a good program and our guys look forward to having a 'Friday Night Lights' experience two games into the season. This will be a great opportunity for our program to be showcased on a Friday night. It should be a great atmosphere under the lights."
 
This year's contest versus Maryland will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools and the Terrapins' second trip to Miami to face the Panthers.  
 
FIU football also announced today the date of the 2016 Homecoming game. This year's homecoming contest will be the Oct. 22 game versus Louisiana Tech.  
 
A schedule of televised games will be released at a later date.
 
Please note that all games are subject to date changes.
 
2016 FIU Football Schedule
Sept. 1          INDIANA
Sept. 9          MARYLAND
Sept. 17         at Massachusetts
Sept. 24         UCF
Oct. 1            FLORIDA ATLANTIC*
Oct. 8            at UTEP
Oct. 15          at Charlotte
Oct. 22          LOUISIANA TECH* (Homecoming)
Oct. 29          MIDDLE TENNESSEE*
Nov. 5           at WKU*
Nov. 19          MARSHALL*
Nov. 26          at Old Dominion*
 
* denotes Conference USA Games
 Home games at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized and bolded;
 
For FIU football ticket information, contact the University Credit Union Box Office at 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263).
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.