Miami, Fla. (FIUSports.com) – The FIU Panthers open their 2013 home schedule this Friday night, Sept. 6, hosting in-state rival UCF at 8 p.m. at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium. Tickets to the game can still be purchased by calling the FIU Athletics Ticket Office at (305) FIU-GAME (348-4263) or conveniently online at FIUSports.com.
Click HERE to view FIU-UCF Game Notes
Click HERE to listen to the FIU Sports Radio Network
FIU, which is playing its first season in Conference USA under new Head Coach Ron Turner, is1-1 all-time vs. UCF, with both teams winning on its home field the past two seasons. The game will be broadcast nationally on the CBS Sports Network, in addition to Pete Pelegrin's live play-by-play on the FIU Sports Radio Network, heard anywhere around the world on FIUSports.com.
Friday's game vs. UCF marks back-to-back home contests for FIU, who will be hosting the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats next Saturday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. Single-game tickets to the Bethune-Cookman are now available. Next weekend's game will also feature Bethune-Cookman's renowned Marching Wildcats band.
GAME DETAILS:
Date: Friday, Sept. 6
Location: Miami, Fla.
Time: 8:00 p.m. (EST)
Stadium: Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium (20,000)
2013 Records:
FIU: 0-1 Overall, 0-0 Conference USA
UCF: 1-0 Overall, 0-0 American Athletic Conference
Series: Tied 1-1
Social Media: Twitter.com/@FIUFootball
Game Broadcast: CBS Sports Network; FIU Sports Radio Network at FIUSports.com
Next Up:
Opponent: Bethune-Cookman (1-0/0-0 MEAC) [vs. Virginia Union, Sept. 7]
Date: Saturday, September 14
Location: Miami, Fla.
Time: 6 p.m.
Stadium: Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium (20,000)
Game Broadcast: No Television
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Note from Florida International University regarding the UCF Game:
This Friday Sept. 6 we are celebrating our first home game of the year. The game, against University of Central Florida (UCF), is set to begin at 8 p.m., with the Tailgate Village opening at 4 p.m.
To help accommodate the thousands of attendees, starting at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, no vehicles will be allowed entry, exit only, to Lot 6 (east of stadium), and Lot 7 (west of the stadium). Lot 6, Lot 7, and Lot 24 (east of the stadium) will be closed starting at noon on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. All vehicles must be removed from all three lots by then.
Furthermore, 17th Street that runs from the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to the Baseball Stadium and the section of Campus Drive that goes through Parkview Housing will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6. Please seek alternate routes when exiting campus.
On Saturday, Sept. 7, we are hosting the Belen High School vs. Columbus High School football game. Please be advised of the additional vehicles and pedestrians on campus.
This may be a first time visit for some fans, so let's make sure that we make them feel welcome.
If you need additional information, please contact the Department of Parking and Transportation at 305-348-3615.
For a campus map, click HERE.
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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 to the home-opener versus in-state rival UCF on Friday, Sept. 6 are available for purchase through one of several affordable season-ticket packages. Season tickets can be purchased or renewed online at FIUSports.com or by calling the FIU Athletics Ticket Office at (305) FIU-GAME.
FIU's 2013 six-game home schedule features non-conference foes UCF (Sept. 6) and Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14) and 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* (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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