2022 FIU Panthers football team explained
The 2022 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth in C-USA. FIU played home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Westchester, Florida,
Preseason
C-USA media day
The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Panthers were represented by head coach Mike MacIntyre, wide receiver Tyrese Chambers, and defensive lineman Davon Strickland.[1] The Panthers were predicted to finish in last place in the conference's preseason poll.[2]
| Media poll |
| 1 | UTSA |
| 2 | UAB |
| 3 | WKU |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic |
| 5 | North Texas |
| 6 | UTEP |
| 7 | Charlotte |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech |
| 10 | Rice |
| 11 | FIU | |
Schedule
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Game summaries
Bryant
See also: 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team.
| Statistics | BRY | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 28 | 27 |
| Total yards | 470 | 377 |
| Rushing yards | 121 | 67 |
| Passing yards | 349 | 310 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 38:18 | 21:42 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bryant | Passing | | 18/22, 243 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Ishod Byarm | 19 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Anthony Frederick | 3 receptions, 101 yards, TD |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 16/31, 207 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | EJ Wilson Jr. | 11 rushes, 43 yards |
| Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 8 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD | |
At Texas State
See also: 2022 Texas State Bobcats football team.
| Statistics | FIU | TXST |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total yards | 313 | 452 |
| Rushing yards | 62 | 226 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 225 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:58 | 32:02 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 30/47, 196 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | EJ Wilson Jr. | 6 rushes, 18 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 10 receptions, 72 yards |
| Texas State | Passing | | 15/30, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Calvin Hill | 28 rushes, 195 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Charles Brown | 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
At Western Kentucky
See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
| Statistics | FIU | WKU |
|---|
| First downs | 10 | 32 |
| Total yards | 180 | 688 |
| Rushing yards | 56 | 210 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 478 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:32 | 29:28 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 13/23, 85 yards |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 15 rushes, 31 yards |
| Receiving | Nate Jefferson | 4 receptions, 27 yards |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | | 29/35, 381 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | L. T. Sanders | 4 rushes, 73 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 3 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD | |
At New Mexico State
See also: 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team.
| Statistics | FIU | NMSU |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 14 |
| Total yards | 344 | 221 |
| Rushing yards | 162 | 82 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 139 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:45 | 29:15 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 13/19, 175 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 14 rushes, 80 yards |
| Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
| New Mexico State | Passing | | 8/14, 85 yards |
| Rushing | Jamoni Jones | 12 rushes, 50 yards |
| Receiving | Bryce Childress | 5 receptions, 43 yards | |
UConn
See also: 2022 UConn Huskies football team.
| Statistics | CONN | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 402 | 409 |
| Rushing yards | 295 | 153 |
| Passing yards | 107 | 256 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UConn | Passing | Zion Turner | 14/19, 102 yards |
| Rushing | Devontae Houston | 12 rushes, 135 yards |
| Receiving | Justin Joly | 5 receptions, 62 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 28/43, 256 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 7 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Jalen Bracey | 9 receptions, 75 yards | |
UTSA
See also: 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
| Statistics | UTSA | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 433 | 323 |
| Rushing yards | 130 | 137 |
| Passing yards | 303 | 186 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:54 | 32:06 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UTSA | Passing | | 24/35, 303 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 20 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 18/36, 174 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 6 rushes, 56 yards |
| Receiving | | 2 receptions, 70 yards | |
At Charlotte
See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team.
| Statistics | FIU | CLT |
|---|
| First downs | 25 | 21 |
| Total yards | 453 | 337 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 60 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 277 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 26/34, 306 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 17 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 10 receptions, 143 yards |
| Charlotte | Passing | | 23/38, 244 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Shadrick Byrd | 9 rushes, 42 yards |
| Receiving | Elijah Spencer | 6 receptions, 77 yards | |
Louisiana Tech
See also: 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
| Statistics | LT | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 23 | 23 |
| Total yards | 440 | 378 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 57 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 321 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:16 | 26:44 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Landry Lyddy | 28/40, 256 yards |
| Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 21 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Nate Jones | 4 receptions, 72 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 31/48, 321 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 12 rushes, 37 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 89 yards | |
At North Texas
See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team.
| Statistics | FIU | UNT |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 27 |
| Total yards | 258 | 623 |
| Rushing yards | 113 | 209 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 414 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 26:03 | 33:57 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 19/35, 130 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Grayson James | 4 rushes, 37 yards |
| Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 1 reception, 39 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | | 25/34, 414 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Stone Earle | 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Jyaire Shorter | 2 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD | |
Florida Atlantic
See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
| Statistics | FAU | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Total yards | 385 | 277 |
| Rushing yards | 281 | 203 |
| Passing yards | 104 | 74 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 32:52 | 27:08 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | | 14/21, 104 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Larry McCammon | 26 rushes, 104 yards |
| Receiving | Tony Johnson | 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 9/26, 56 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 11 rushes, 87 yards |
| Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 2 receptions, 28 yards | |
At UTEP
See also: 2022 UTEP Miners football team.
| Statistics | FIU | UTEP |
|---|
| First downs | 5 | 29 |
| Total yards | 71 | 525 |
| Rushing yards | 15 | 335 |
| Passing yards | 56 | 190 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 18:00 | 42:00 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 6/16, 56 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 8 rushes, 10 yards |
| Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 1 reception, 22 yards |
| UTEP | Passing | Calvin Brownholtz | 12/18, 190 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Reynaldo Flores | 13 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Kelly Akharaiyi | 3 receptions, 99 yards, TD | |
Middle Tennessee
See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
| Statistics | MTSU | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 26 | 24 |
| Total yards | 447 | 497 |
| Rushing yards | 168 | 83 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 414 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 34:35 | 25:25 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Chase Cunningham | 29/42, 279 yards |
| Rushing | Darius Bracy | 20 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Izaiah Gathings | 7 receptions, 77 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Haden Carlson | 29/52, 414 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | EJ Wilson Jr. | 6 rushes, 32 yards |
| Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 8 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TD | |
Notes and References
- Web site: . 2022 Ryan C-USA Kickoff Set for July 27 in Arlington . June 30, 2022 . October 30, 2022.
- Web site: Conference USA . C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2022 . July 25, 2022 . October 30, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 FIU Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 31, 2022.
