Program Profile: Florida International

Sun Belt since 2006
Colors: Blue and Gold
Mascot: Golden Panthers

I guarantee the first thought that comes to mind is its brawl with Miami in 2006—the largest one in collegiate history. There were thirteen unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and eight players ejected from the game, but there’s no way statistics can encompass the sights of players rushing from the sidelines- one on crutches- to join in and how the brawl spread in to the stands. Maybe calling their stadium “the Cage” is more accurate than they’d prefer.

And you know why that’s what comes to mind? Because the Golden Panthers haven’t done anything else to be noted for. In fairness, the second game in the “City Line Series” was played without incident.