At the beginning of this month, Mike MacIntyre was fired as head football coach at Florida International (FIU). MacIntyre was 12-24 in three season at the helm of the Florida International Panthers. Here is a look at the FIU Panthers
football program since 2008 (the
first year that in which I have data for the model).
This time period only covers the last five seasons of head football
coach Mario Cristobal (2007-2012), Ron Turner (2013-2016), Butch Davis (2017-2021) and Mike MacIntyre (2022-2024). After the figure
below is a more
detailed look at
the FIU Panthers football program during head coach MacIntyre's
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Mike MacIntyre [2022-2024]
2022
The Panthers finished the regular season at 4-8, while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS); meaning that the Panthers SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS. FIU's
best win
was against #43 ranked New Mexico State by a
score of (21-7) and their worst loss was to #100 ranked UTEP by a
score of (6-40).
FIU was the #124 ranked team overall, with the #121 ranked
offense and the #108 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Panthers finished the regular season at 4-8, while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). FIU's
best win
was against #93 ranked North Texas by a
score of (46-39) and their worst loss was to #110 ranked UTEP by a
score of (14-27).
FIU was the #128 ranked team overall, with the #119 ranked
offense and the #111 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024
Head
coach MacIntyre was fired at the end of the regular season where the Panthers were 4-8 overall. The Panthers played
against an “easier”
strength
of schedule (SOS); meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the "leagues" SOS. At the time of MacIntrye's firing FIU's best win
was against #85 ranked Louisiana Tech by a score of (17-10) and their
worst loss was again to FCS Monmouth (42-45).
FIU was the #79 ranked team overall, with the #84 ranked
offense and the #70 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024 FBS Head Coach Changes
