2002 FIU Golden Panthers football team

2002 FIU Golden Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Don Strock (1st season)
Home stadium	FIU Stadium

2002 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	6
FIU			–						5	–	6
Samford			–						4	–	7
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Florida Atlantic			–						2	–	9
Savannah State			–						1	–	8
Southern Utah			–						1	–	10
Morris Brown			–						1	–	11

The 2002 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a NCAA Division I-AA independent school. The Panthers were led by head coach Don Strock in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	Saint Peter's	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 27–3	17,314
September 7	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	L 22–23	5,580
September 14	Butler	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 42–0	9,110
September 21	vs. No. 24 Bethune-Cookman	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL	L 0–31	16,386
September 28	Georgetown	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 27–2	6,084
October 12	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–56	6,000
October 19	No. 8 Maine	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	L 7–33	5,303
October 26	Gardner–Webb	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	L 14–17	6,733
October 31	Jacksonville	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 39–6	5,221
November 9	Albany	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 35–26	4,588
November 23	at Florida Atlantic	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl)	L 21–31	10,224
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: 2015 FIU Football Media Information Guide