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Florida International Panthers

0–0 · 0–0 CONFERENCE USA
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WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

One more fourth quarter at Raymond James

FIU returns to Tampa with a 9% upset chance and a rebuilt offense whose first task is keeping the game alive into the fourth quarter.

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The FIU letters and Panther logo overlook the field at Pitbull Stadium.
Pitbull Stadium, home of FIU football.
CreditPhoto creditChris GreenWikimedia Commons · Public domainCropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Florida International at South Florida
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Florida International
Final · Florida International 9–19 South FloridaWent the other way ✗
South Florida

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Florida International wanted
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Impact 1
Missouri State
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Rooted for
Texas A&M
Final · Missouri State 0–50 Texas A&MWish granted ✓
Projected 2.6-point title-game boost

Missouri State lost, improving Florida International's place in the Conference USA standings.

Entering-week projection15% if Texas A&M won12% with the other result2.6-point differenceFlorida International CUSA title-game chance
41 other games had little impact
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Fresno State at USC · FOX
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh · The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
The rooting list was:Florida International, then Texas A&M.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.