MIAMI (June 16, 2017) – The season opener between FIU and UCF has been moved to Thursday, Aug. 31, and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff from Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, Florida, is set for 6:00 p.m.
 
Thursday, Aug. 31; FIU at UCF (CBSSN); 6 p.m. ET
 
Three of the Panthers' first four games will be broadcast with a total of seven televised contests on the year. Following the team's trip to Orlando to take on UCF on Thursday, Aug. 31 (CBSSN), FIU hosts Alcorn State in the team's home opener (Sept. 9 on beIN SPORTS), followed by a trip to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the Hoosiers (Sept. 16 on BTN) a week later.
 
Additionally, FIU will travel to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to take on Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) on Saturday, Oct. 10, and will host UTSA (STADIUM) during homecoming on Nov. 4. The Panthers will close out the season with back-to-back televised games with a trip to Boca Raton, Florida, to take on Florida Atlantic (STADIUM) on Saturday, Nov. 18, followed by a Friday night matchup with WKU (beIN SPORTS) to close out the regular season. 
 
A full schedule can be found at www.FIUSports.com.
 
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2017 FIU Football Schedule
Aug. 31         at UCF [CBS Sports Network]; 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 9          Alcorn State [beIN SPORTS]; TBA
Sept. 16        at Indiana [Big Ten Network]; 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 23        at Rice*; 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30        Charlotte*; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 7            at Middle Tennessee* [ESPN3]; TBA
Oct. 14         Tulane; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 21          Bye
Oct. 28          at Marshall*; 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 4           UTSA* [STADIUM]' 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 11         Old Dominion*; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 18         at Florida Atlantic* [STADIUM]' 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 24         WKU* [beIN SPORTS]; 7:00 p.m.
 
* denotes Conference USA Games
 Home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium are capitalized and bolded;
 
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The 2017 FIU football season will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 31, 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. 
 
For FIU football ticket information, contact the University Credit Union Box Office at 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263).
 
For the latest information on Panthers football, follow us on Twitter, @FIUFootball, and check out Pete Pelegrin's in-depth coverage of FIU Athletics on his official blog, The Prowl, at 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 eight 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/.