2012 FIU Panthers football team


The 2012 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Mario Cristobal and played their home games at FIU Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. This was the Panthers final season as members of the Sun Belt as they have accepted an invitation to join Conference USA on July 1, 2013. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Head coach Mario Cristobal was fired at the end of the season after posting a 27–47 record in six seasons.

Schedule

@ Duke

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–12011DUKE, 31–27

Akron

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02011FIU, 27–17

@ UCF

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02011FIU, 17–10

Louisville

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02011FIU, 24–17

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–72011ULL, 36–31

Arkansas State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–52011ARST, 34–16

Middle Tennessee

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–42011FIU, 31–18

@ Troy

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–62011FIU, 23–20

WKU

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–32011WKU, 10–9

@ South Alabama

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

@ Florida Atlantic

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–82011FIU, 41–7

Louisiana–Monroe

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–52011FIU, 28–17