Miami, Fla. (FIUSports.com) – A fun-filled, action-packed evening is in-store for fans attending the FIU football game this Saturday at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium. FIU will be hosting one of its oldest program rivals in the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats for a 6 p.m. kickoff. The game will not be televised, so the only way to watch it will be on-campus at the stadium.
In addition, fans attending the game will get to watch some of the top Marching Bands in all of college football during pre-game and halftime. Along with the FIU Marching Band, also known as “La Banda del Sol”, FIU welcomes the “Pride of Bethune-Cookman”, the Marching Wildcats.
Single game tickets are currently on-sale. Fans can purchase great seats along the sideline ($21) or in the endzone ($15). Group pricing (20 or more) is also available. Tickets can be purchased by calling the FIU Athletics Ticket Office at (305) FIU-GAME (348-4263) or conveniently online at FIUSports.com.
Known as “The Pride”, the 325-member Marching Wildcats, under the direction of Donovan Wells, not only includes traditional instrumentalists; it also showcases the 'Sophisticat Flag Corps' and the '14 Karat Gold dancers'.
The 14 Karat Gold dancers can be seen frequently in BET video clips promoting Black colleges. The Sophisticat Flag Corps blends traditional flag techniques with innovative choreography to create highly entertaining presentation. The Marching Wildcats have long drawn national attention and have performed in many of the top holiday parades across the country.
FIU and Bethune-Cookman first met on the football field during the first two seasons of Panther football in 2002 and 2003.
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GAME DETAILS:
Date: Friday, Sept. 14
Location: Miami, Fla.
Time: 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Stadium: Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium (20,000)
2013 Records:
FIU: 0-2 Overall, 0-0 Conference USA
Bethune-Cookman: 2-0 Overall, 0-0 MEAC
Series: B-CU leads 2-0
Social Media: Twitter.com/@FIUFootball
Game Broadcast: No television; FIU Sports Radio Network at FIUSports.com
Next Up:
Opponent: No. 7 Louisville (2-0/0-0 American)
Date: Saturday, September 21
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Time: 12 p.m.
Stadium: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (55,000)
Game Broadcast: No television; FIU Sports Radio Network at FIUSports.com
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Single-game tickets for FIU Football are now on-sale. Fans can conveniently purchase single-game tickets for the Panthers' inaugural Conference USA home schedule on-line at FIUSports.com. Tickets can be purchased online at FIUSports.com or by calling the FIU Athletics Ticket Office at (305) FIU-GAME.
Five games remain on FIU's 2013 home schedule, including Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14) with C-USA opponents UAB (Oct. 12), Louisiana Tech (Oct. 26), East Carolina (Nov. 2) and Marshall (Nov. 23). The 2013 Homecoming game will be on Oct. 12 vs. the UAB Blazers.
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 FIUSports.com.
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2013 FIU Football Schedule
Aug. 31 at Maryland (FOX Sports Florida); 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 6 UCF (CBS SN); 8 p.m.
Sept. 14 BETHUNE-COOKMAN; 6 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Louisville; 12 p.m. (WHAS-11 TV)
Oct. 5 at Southern Miss*; 4 p.m. (CSS)
Oct. 12 UAB*; 7:30 p.m. [HOMECOMING] (CSS)
Oct. 26 LOUISIANA TECH*
Nov. 2 EAST CAROLINA*
Nov. 9 at Middle Tennessee* (FOX College Sports); 4 p.m.
Nov. 16 at UTEP*; 8 p.m.
Nov. 23 MARSHALL*; 6 p.m. (FOX Sports 1)
Nov. 29 at Florida Atlantic* (FOX Sports 1); 3 p.m.
* denotes Conference USA Games
Home games at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized;
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About FIU Athletics: FIU is a proud new member of Conference USA. The University is home to more than 400 student-athletes across 18 intercollegiate athletic programs. The Panthers play events in seven venues on both the Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay campuses, including Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium, U.S. Century Bank Arena and Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. FIUSports.com is the official website of FIU Athletics, providing fans with all the latest news and game day ticket information.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/
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