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August 16: Football ends practice
week with Saturday double session
One week
down for fall practice and FIU head coach Don Strock rewarded his Golden
Panthers football team by putting them through their first two-a-day drills
in full pads, Saturday at FIU Stadium. Following
the workouts, Strock seemed pleased with what he saw, but understands his
young team still has a long way to go.
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August 15: First day in full pads
results in spirited FIU Football practice
It was a
spirited two-hour practice session Friday at FIU Stadium as the Golden Panthers
football team strapped on full gear for the first time this fall. Oklahoma
drills spiced up the workout and coaches concentrated a large part of the
team sessions on short yardage and goal line formations, all going at full
speed.
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August 14: FIU Football beats weather
but loses running back Dravian Jones
The FIU Football
team dodged the raindrops, Thursday, canceling the morning workout in favor
of a two-hour afternoon practice in shorts and shoulder pads under windy
but dry skies at FIU Stadium.
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August 12: FIU Football adds new
defensive wrinkle as fall practice continues
The FIU Football
team continued preparations for its 2003 regular season, Tuesday morning
with a two-hour workout in shorts and shells at the FIU Stadium. Expanding
the playbook, head coach Don Strock and his staff stressed the 3-4 defense
this morning, a formation they first dabbled with last spring.
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August 11: FIU Football begins 2003
preparations with first fall practice
The FIU Football
team started preparations for the 2003 season, Monday with nearly 90 players
participating in a 90-minute workout dressed in shorts and shells.After
missing spring drills because of left shoulder surgery, quarterback Jamie
Burke took snaps with the first team while running backs Diamos Demerritt
and Tori Robinson seemed nearly 100 percent after injuries last fall.
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August 7: Strock paints optimistic
picture at FIU Football Media Day
Four days
before the start of practice and head football coach Don Strock stood before
a large Media Day audience talking about team strengths and, for the first
time in three years, leadership.
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August 1: Phil Schoen named Football
radio play-by-play voice
Long-time
network play-by-play announcer Phil Schoen (pronounced SHANE) has been named
as the new FIU football play-by-play voice for the 2003 season. Schoen replaces
Bill Zimpfer who decided to forgo the weekly commute from his home in Pennsylvania,
in order to spend more time with family
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April 21: WTVJ, NBC 6 to locally
televise FIU Football game vs. Holy Cross
Florida International
University Athletics and WTVJ-TV in Miami announced today that NBC 6 has
agreed to a live telecast of the Golden Panthers 2003 Homecoming football
game against Holy Cross on Saturday, Oct. 26. Kickoff time for this first
ever, over-the-air live FIU football contest is set for 10:00 a.m.
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April 12: Plenty of offense and big
play defense highlights Blue/Gold Scrimmage
Fans at Saturday's
FIU Blue/Gold Scrimmage were treated to an extended exhibition of the young
Golden Panthers team. Coming in, head coach Don Strock promised 64 scrimmage
plays. But before it was over, and the defense had come away with an 18-16
victory, Strock let his troops go for more than 90 plays that included three
field goals, one for 53 yards, and more than 400 yards of offense.
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April 11: FIU closes spring practice
with Saturday's Blue/Gold Scrimmage
The FIU Football
team practiced in shorts for 90 minutes Friday afternoon as the Golden Panthers
spring practice concludes Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with the second annual
Blue/Gold Scrimmage at FIU Stadium on University Park.
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April 9: Tony Nathan’s skills
as a coach and teacher should pay dividends for young FIU running backs
FIU Football’s
newest assistant coach in charge of running backs, Tony Nathan, knows he
is in for a challenge. The 46-year old Nathan, who coached 14 seasons in
the NFL with the Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, realizes there is a
big difference between the professional ranks and the young Golden Panthers
he’s trying to mold.
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April 7: FIU Football begins final
week of spring practice
Back to practice
following the first scrimmage of the spring last Saturday, and FIU head
coach Don Strock put his Golden Panthers through a physical, 90-minute workout
in full pads at FIU Stadium under sunny and humid skies.
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April 5: Defense comes away with
a 24-21 spring scrimmage win
It was the
FIU offense that shined in the first half of the Golden Panthers first spring
football scrimmage Saturday morning at FIU Stadium. But it was all defense
in the second half and in the end, the defensive side came away with a 24-21
victory in a 69-play exhibition.
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April 4: Golden Panthers prep for
Saturday’s first Football Scrimmage
Dressed in
shorts and shells under mostly sunny skies, the FIU football team tuned
up for its first intra-squad scrimmage scheduled for Saturday morning at
10:30 a.m. at FIU Stadium on the University Park campus.After a brief team
period that included seven-on-seven, 11-on-11, punts and extra points, head
coach Don Strock put his troops through a simulated mini-scrimmage, complete
with a pair of 35-yard field goals.
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April 3: Strock gets a kick out of
Moss as FIU continues spring practice
One area
of improvement to be sought this coming football season will be the field
goal game. Last year, the Golden Panthers converted just three-of-nine field
goal attempts and made 24-of-31 extra points. To help rectify the situation,
head coach Don Strock went out and signed a high school place kicker. But
Strock believes the solution could already be in camp with the foot of sophomore
returnee Adam Moss.
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April 2: FIU Football practice looks
ahead to Saturday scrimmage
The FIU Football
team practiced for 90 minutes Wednesday under mostly sunny but breezy skies
at FIU Stadium. The Golden Panthers worked out in full pads today, and will
again tomorrow, in preparation for Saturday’s scrimmage, the first
of two that will be played at FIU Stadium on the University Park campus.
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March 28: First week in the books
for FIU Football spring practice
Something
old and something new was the tone for Friday's FIU Football practice in
full pads. Head Coach Don Strock reintroduced his players to the one-back
offense during the 90-minute session, and for the first time to date, ran
plays from scrimmage using a shotgun formation.
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March 27: FIU announces 2003 Football
schedule
FIU today
announced its 2003 football schedule, an ambitious 12-game slate that includes
a pair of Division I-A schools and four nationally-ranked I-AA programs,
and features six hime contests, two of which will be televised statewide
by Sunshine Network.
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March 26: Strock adds 3-4 defense
to the FIU Football playbook
FIU head
football coach Don Strock continued to put his team through its spring practice
at FIU Stadium. During Wednesday’s 90-minute session, the coach added
a new wrinkle to the team’s playbook, the introduction of the 3-4
defense.
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March 25: FIU Football coaches expecting
good things from redshirt QB Josh Padrick
Redshirt
freshman Josh Padrick was always an outstanding athlete. He was an All-Space
Coast Conference quarterback at Merritt Island High School who threw for
over 1,300 yards as a senior and ran for another 486. This spring, Padrick
will be given every opportunity to climb the depth chart.
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March 24: Sunny skies greet FIU veterans
return to gridiron for Spring Practice
FIU head coach Don Strock welcomed
some 70 healthy players to the opening of spring football practice, Monday
afternoon, putting his troops through a 90-minute workout in helmets and
shorts under sunny but less humid skies at FIU Stadium.
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Feb. 6: Gulliver TE
Sam Smith commits to FIU
Miami Gulliver Prep tight
end Sam Smith signed a national letter of intent with FIU today
and will attend the university on a football scholarship.
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Feb. 5: Strock unveils 2003 recruiting
class; announces Tony Nathan as new running backs coach
FIU head football coach Don Strock
today unveiled the Golden Panthers third-ever recruiting class consisting
of 10 high school seniors who signed national letters of intent a one transfer.
He also introduced former Miami Dolphin Tony Nathan who has accepted the
job of running backs coach.
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• 2002
» Dec.
18: Dopke.com confers postseason honors on quarterback Jamie Burke
» Dec.
12: FIU places six on first-team Independent all-star squad
» Dec.
4: FIU presents inaugural player awards at year-end banquet
» Nov.
23: Burke injured as FIU falls, 31-21, in season finale
» Nov.
20: FIU/FAU Football trophy named the Don Shula Award
» Nov.
19: Running back injuries push Lundstedt to forefront
» Nov.
18: Cooler weather greets FIU as team returns to practice field
» Nov.
14: Burke named Independent I-AA Offensive Player of the Week
» Nov.
13: Injured FIU limps through bye week practice
» Nov.
9: Third-quarter explosion lifts FIU past Albany, 35-26
» Nov.
6: Great Danes pose running threat to FIU defense
» Nov.
5: Running back injuries may force some changes against Albany
» Nov.
4: Golden Panthers get ready for offensive-minded Albany
» Oct.
31: FIU and Rashod Smith run over Jacksonville, 39-6
» Oct.
30: FIU's defensive backs to be tested against pass-oriented Jacksonville
offense
» Oct.
28: Golden Panthers start short practice week in preparation for Jacksonville
» Oct.
26: Lost offensive opportunities doom FIU, 17-14, to visiting Gardner-Webb
» Oct.
23: Preparations continue for Homecoming game against Gardner-Webb
» Oct.
22: Despite shortened workout, FIU on track with preparations for Gardner-Webb
» Oct.
21: Golden Panthers ready themselves for another tough test vs. Gardner-Webb
» Oct.
19: No. 8 Maine rolls over young Golden Panthers, 33-7
» Oct.
16: FIU strives for improvement while preparing for No. 8 Maine
» Oct.
15: FIU must take advantage of opportunities if it hopes to compete with
No. 8 Maine
» Oct.
14: FIU puts Western Kentucky behind and looks ahead to top-10 Maine
» Oct.
12: FIU dominated by bigger, stronger Western Kentucky team
» Oct.
9: FIU hopes to measure up to challenge of Western Kentucky
» Oct.
8: Tori Robinson, running backs appeared healed and ready to go
» Oct.
7: Rested Football begins preparations for Western Kentucky
» Oct.
4: Football ends week, begins weekend on high note
» Oct.
2: Football on the mend as it enters bye week
» Sept.
30: Burke suffers torn labrum, expected back to practice later this week
» Sept.
28: FIU rebounds with 27-2 home win over Georgetown
» Sept.
25: Heat and injuries dog FIU in preparation for Georgetown
» Sept.
24: Defending the blitz is FIU's main concern this week vs. Georgetown
» Sept.
23: FIU puts past behind, looks ahead to Georgetown
» Sept.
21: No. 24 Bethune-Cookman has little trouble in handing FIU 31-0 setback
» Sept.
18: Strock solidifies game plan; depth chart changes for Bethune-Cookman
» Sept.
17: FIU readies for ranked Bethune-Cookman and its field leader, Allen Suber
» Sept.
15: FIU comes out swinging, beats up on Butler, 42-0
» Sept.
14: FIU vs. Jacksonville game moved to accommodate Sunshine Network
» Sept.
11: FIU continues preparations for home tilt vs. Butler
» Sept.
10: Another solid practice gives Strock reason to smile
» Sept.
9: Loss intensifies practice as FIU prepares to meet Butler
» Sept.
7: Late field goal lifts Elon over FIU, 23-22
» Sept.
4: Strock "fine tunes" FIU for Saturday's Elon test
» Sept.
3: Strock sees progress, but improvement still needed
» Sept.
2: With Saint Peter's behind them, FIU prepards for road tilt vs. Elon
» Aug.
29: FIU takes early lead, then cruises past Saint Peter's, 27-3
» Aug.
28: Heavy rains, lightning cancel final Football walkthrough
» Aug.
26: Strock continues molding game plan for opener vs. Saint Peter's
» Aug.
24: Strock pleased as second week of practice comes to an end
» Aug.
23: Strock eases up as two-a-day practices finish second week
» Aug.
21: Strock names Jamie Burke as starting quarterback
» Aug.
20: Backfield injuries dampen practice workday
» Aug.
17: Late touchdowns lead Offense over Defense, 20-18
» Aug.
16: FIU whittles down playbook as season opener approaches
» Aug.
15: First day of full pads produces spirited workouts
» Aug.
14: Strock keeps turning negatives into positives
» Aug.
13: Running backs jockey for postion in Strock's one-back system
» Aug.
12: Two-a-day fall workouts begin
» Aug.
11: Football opens two-a-day practices at University Park
» Aug.
8: WTVJ, NBC6 to air weekly Football highlight show
» April
13: Defense comes away with 39-7 scrimmage win
» April
12: Golden Panthers prepare for final scrimmage
» April
11: Quarterbacks show continued improvement as Spring winds down
» April
9: Defensive backfield beginning to take shape
» April
8: Despite advances, Strock sees offensive line as work in progress
» April
6: Offense dominates Spring scrimmage
» April
5: FIU readies for Saturday scrimmage
» April
4: Teammates get a kick out of Moss' long-distance FGs
» April
2: Reviews, repetition and rain highlight practice
» April
1: Second week of practice begins with quarterback shortage
» March
29: Football ends first week with 37-play scrimmage
» March
28: First day in pads produces spirited practice
» March
27: Team prepares for first day of full contact
» March
26: Strock impressed during shortened workout
» March
25: Stronger Golden Panthers start spring practice
» March
19: Team readies for spring practice
» March
12: Season opener moved for statewide television
» Feb.
26: FIU and Bethune-Cookman to meet in 2002 South Florida Classic
» Feb.
6: FIU announces second recruiting class
• 2001
» Nov.
17: FIU ends fall practice with offensive outburst
» Nov.
16: Recruiting season begins as practices wind down
» Nov.
10: Offense struggles, Defense dominates scrimmage
» Nov.
9: Team prepares for inaugural BlueGold Scrimmage
» Nov.
8: FIU, high schools agree, Golden Panthers' field is No. 1
» Oct.
30: FIU back at practice following weekend scrimmage
» Oct.
27: Defense stymies Offense, 45-24, at scrimmage
» Oct.
26: Prospective recruits to view FIU’s Saturday scrimmage
» Oct.
25: Running back Rashod Smith looks to take a leadership role
» Oct.
23: Heat and injuries take their toll on Golden Panthers
» Oct.
19: FIU ends week with a positive tone
» Oct.
17: Defense dominates scrimmage
» Oct.
16: Team prepares for Wednesday's North Miami scrimmage
» Oct.
15: FIU releases inaugural playing schedule
» Oct.
12: Golden Panthers puts their best foot (shoe) forward
» Oct.
9: FIU moves onto new Community Stadium AstroPlay turf
» Oct.
8: Team returns to practice after two-day weekend break
» Oct.
5: Uneventful practice session ends week for Golden Panthers
» Oct.
4: New defensive alignment catches on quickly
» Oct.
2: Backfield personnel beginning to take shape
» Oct.
1: Walking wounded Football team back at practice
» Sept.
29: Defense outscores offense, 21-18, in scrimmage
» Sept.
27: Quarterback trio looks to impress at Saturday scrimmage
» Sept.
26: Team prepares for Saturday’s first public scrimmage
» Sept.
18: Overcast skies help produce spirited Football practice
» Sept.
17: Golden Panthers begin new work week
» Sept.
15: FIU weathers storm, goes back to work
» Sept.
13: Team team returns to practice field
» Sept.
8: Golden Panthers participate in 56-play scrimmage
» Sept.
7: Rain, player injury dampen Football practice
» Sept.
6: FIU continues improving, adding to play book
» Sept.
4: FIU back on the practice field
» Sept.
1: FTeam concludes first week of practice
» Aug.
31: One year and counting for FIU Football debut
» Aug.
30: Golden Panthers back on the practice field
» Aug.
28: Strock pleased with Day Two of Football practice
» Aug.
27: Football conducts first-ever practice
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