MIAMI (Sept. 15, 2016) – The FIU football team will travel to Amherst, Massachusetts, to take on the UMass Minutemen on Saturday, Sept. 17. The game, which will air on the American Sports Network (ASN) is slated to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET. John Rooke (play-by-play) and Pete Brock (color analyst) will call the action.
 
The game can also be heard on AM 790 the Ticket with Josh Appel (play-by-play) and Wes Carroll (color analyst) on the call. Fans can listen by tuning into 790 on their AM dial or by logging onto www.theticketmiami.com or clicking here.
 
ASN will carry the game in over 170 markets. The game will also air on NESN (Ch. 434 – Dish Network; Ch. 628 – DirecTV; Ch. 1171 – AT&T U-Verse).
 
Click here for complete ASN listing of markets where the game will air.
 
The game will also be carried on ESPN3. Click here to view.
 
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2016 FIU Football Schedule
Sept. 1          INDIANA – L, 13-34
Sept. 9          MARYLAND – L, 14-41
Sept. 17         at UMass [ASN]; 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 24         UCF [beIN]; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 1            FLORIDA ATLANTIC* [beIN]; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 8            at UTEP; 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 15          at Charlotte; 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 22          LOUISIANA TECH* [ESPN3] (Homecoming); 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 29          MIDDLE TENNESSEE* [ESPN3]; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 5           at WKU* [beIN]; 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 19          MARSHALL* [ASN]; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 26          at Old Dominion* [ESPN3]; 3:30 p.m.
 
* denotes Conference USA Games
 Home games at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized and bolded;
 
 
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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/.