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FIU (4-2) has reached the midway point of the 2017 season with a two-win improvement from last season through six games. The victory total thus far is just one of several areas where the Panthers have progressed since 2016.
In all three phases of the game (offense, defense and special teams) the Panthers have seen a trend upward in their statistics and the results are evident in FIU matching the best start in the program's 16-year history. The 2011 FIU team started 4-2 and finished with a program-record eight wins and a berth in the St.