2018 FIU Panthers season preview

The return of Butch Davis to South Florida brought renewed enthusiasm around an FIU program that seemed to lose its way after Mario Cristobal was dismissed in 2012.

However, few could have predicted just how well 2017 would be for FIU.

Eight wins, a bowl appearance and the top ranked recruiting class in Conference USA later, Davis has the Panther program among the G5 elite in the state of Florida.

Head Coach: Butch Davis (71-48 overall, 8-5 at Florida International)

2017 record and S&P ranking: 8-5 (90th)

Projected 2018 record and S&P+ ranking: 5-7 (120th)

2017 Statistics

Offense:

Defense:

Offense

Offensively FIU was very reliant on the play of Alex McGough in key situations to keep them in games.

That…