Florida International and Arkansas have met one time previously on the gridiron, back in 2007 as the Razorbacks were in the middle of a tumultuous season that ended in Houston Nutt’s exodus after a 8-4 season.
The Panthers (4-6) have struggled in Conference USA this season and are currently in dead last after starting the season 3-1.
Final from Murfreesboro, 40-6 Blue Raiders.
— FIU Football (@FIUFootball) November 11, 2023
Second-year coach Mike MacIntyre, formerly of Colorado and San Jose State, is in his second year at the helm of the Panthers, who hail from Miami.
The program started in 2002 and they were in the Sun Belt until 2013 when they joined Conference USA.
Current Miami coach Mario Cristobal spent six seasons as the head coach from 2007-12. He was hired the year after the infamous brawl with the Hurricanes happened.
Former Miami coach and Springdale native Butch Davis was the coach there from 2017 to 2021, making three bowl games in a row at one point.