NORFOLK, Virginia (Sept. 8, 2018) – Mother Nature tried to put a damper on FIU's Conference USA opener, but the Panthers overcame the inclement weather and Old Dominion to earn a 28-20 road victory.
With the win FIU (1-1, 1-0 C-USA) earns its first victory of 2018, while ODU (0-2, 0-1 C-USA) remains winless on the young season. FIU closed outscored ODU 28-3 after falling behind 14-0 to start the game, while outgaining the Monarchs 263-90 in the second half.
Saturday's game was delayed nearly two hours after inclement weather moved into the Norfolk area, but the Panthers and Monarchs finally restarted action at 11:15 p.