Five years ago Marshall and FIU met in a bowl game for the first time. The Thundering Herd defeated the Panthers 20-10 in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Saturday night at FIU Stadium there will be no bowl berth on the line for either of these 3-7 teams. Instead MU and FIU will be playing to see who can finish the 2016 season better with one more game to go for each team after Saturday. The Panthers are 3-3 in Conference USA play. The Herd is 2-4 in the conference.
Much like that first matchup between Marshall and FIU, Saturday's game could be a run-heavy contest for both sides.