The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

in the

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. The team was coached by

Mario Cristobal Mario Manuel Cristobal (born September 24, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for the University of Miami. He previously served as the head football coach at Florida International University (FIU) from 200 ...

and played their homes games at the on-campus

FIU Stadium Pitbull Stadium is a college football and soccer stadium on the campus of Florida International University (FIU) in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida with a Miami mailing address. It is the home stadium of the FIU Panthers football tea ...

. The Golden Panthers finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the

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Schedule

Game summaries

Alabama

Rutgers

Toledo

Louisiana-Monroe

Western Kentucky

Troy

Arkansas State

Louisiana-Lafayette

Middle Tennessee

North Texas

Florida

Florida Atlantic

Coaching staff

References

FIU Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest uni ...

FIU Panthers football seasons

FIU Golden Panthers football FIU Panthers football program represents Florida International University (FIU) in the sport of American football. The Panthers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the East Div ...

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