MIAMI (April 7, 2017) – The FIU football team wrapped up this year's Spring Game with 17-14 outcome in favor of the Panthers' offense on Friday night from Riccardo Silva Stadium.
During the team's 14
th practice of this year's spring camp, FIU held its annual Spring Game, pitting the offense versus the defense. Defensive points were awarded for three-and-outs and turnovers, while the offense scored on traditional touchdowns and field goals.
Alex McGough finished the night completing 14-of-21 for 202 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown pass was to
Thomas Owens for 73 yards. Owens finished the night with two catches for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Austin Maloney led all receivers with five catches for 56 yards. In all, 11 Panthers caught at least one pass.
On the ground,
Anthony Jones was one of 11 Panthers to carry the ball at least once, gaining a team-high 30 yards on five carries and one touchdown. Jones scored on a 15-yard run. The offense scored its 17
th point with a 30-yard field goal by
Jose Borregales.
The defense was led by
Anthony Wint and
Andrew Brown, who garnered four tackles apiece.
Fermin Silva notched a game-high two sacks, while
Chris White forced the game's only turnover with an interception late in the game. His pick pulled the defense to within three points, 17-14.
The Panthers will close out spring camp with the team's final practice on Tuesday, April 11.
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The 2017 FIU football season will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 2, when the Panthers travel to Orlando, Florida, to take on the UCF Knights.
FIU's 2017 schedule is highlighted with games against Boca Raton Bowl and 2016 C-USA champion WKU, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl champion Old Dominion, AutoNation Cure Bowl participant UCF, Foster Farms Bowl participant Indiana, Hawai'i Bowl participant Middle Tennessee and Gildan New Mexico Bowl participant UTSA. In addition, the Panthers will face Rice, Charlotte, Marshall and Florida Atlantic as well as first-time opponents Alcorn State and Tulane.
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www.FIUSports.com.
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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 Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU:
Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
