Florida International beats Long Island University 20-3
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Florida International beat Long Island University 20-3. Share this game
We had Florida International favored. It won.
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How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Florida International a 91% chance, and the closing betting line (Florida International was a 37.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Florida International led by 7 after the first quarter and by 11 at the half.
Favored the whole way: Florida International never fell below 98%.
Long Island University never had better than a 2% chance.
Florida International 20-3 Long Island University
Florida International wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Long Island University 3-20 Florida InternationalLong Island University lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Florida International -37.5), at 99% for Florida International (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
Florida International scored on 4 of its 8 drives; Long Island University on 1 of its 8.
Florida International’s drives are teal, Long Island University’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Florida International 20, Long Island University 3
Long Island University covered +37.5 by 20.5. The total, 23, stayed under 54.5.
| Team totals | Long Island University | Florida International |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 209 | 394 |
| Passing | 9 of 20, 109 yds | 12 of 21, 227 yds |
| Rushing | 34 for 100 yds | 39 for 167 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 18 |
| Third down | 3 of 14 | 9 of 14 |
| Fourth down | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 3 for 36 yds | 7 for 58 yds |
| Time of possession | 27:31 | 32:29 |
Long Island University leaders
- Passing Luca Stanzani 9 of 20, 109 yds, 1 INT
- Rushing Chris Howell 4 for 23 yds; Josiah Brown 1 for 21 yds
- Receiving Josiah Brown 2 for 56 yds; Evan Brooks 2 for 24 yds
Florida International leaders
- Passing J.J. Kohl 6 of 11, 135 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing Anthony Carrie 14 for 71 yds; Devonte Lyons 10 for 36 yds
- Receiving Maguire Anderson 3 for 58 yds; Tyson Carter 2 for 54 yds, 1 TD
No rain and calm
86° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 6 mph from the north-northwest, gusts to 17
September game-day temperatures at Pitbull Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Miami International Airport, 4.5 miles away, and Miami/kendall-tamia airport, 8.4 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last 4 games
Long Island University · 0-4
Rated 178th in our preseason ratings, 230th now.
4 straight losses.
L 13-35 vs UAlbany #192 of 668
lost by 22 as a 2.5-point underdog
Last three games
Florida International · 1-2
Rated 124th in our preseason ratings, 122nd now.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
Florida International
- Wk 1Lat South Florida9-19
- Wk 2Wvs Buffalo33-20
- Wk 3Lat Florida Atlantic10-16
Long Island University
- Wk 1Lat North Dakota21-42
- Wk 1Lat Kansas6-51
- Wk 2Lvs UAlbany13-35
- Wk 3Lvs Villanova16-20
Power rating by week
Florida International is rated 5.7 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Florida International leads the series 1-0
1 meeting since 2021 · Florida International won the last meeting
- 2021Florida International 48-10
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Florida International’s chances here.
Florida International favored by 37.5 · Total 54.5
How games like this usually go
Florida International by 37.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 2 points toward Florida International.
The total rose 4 points.
Spread: −35.5 → −37.5 · Total: 50.5 → 54.5
The books’ cut: 3.4%, the margin built into the odds
Weather at kickoff
Hot and dry. Feels like 86° at kickoff.
Long Island University at Florida International · Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 · Pitbull Stadium, Miami
- 86°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 84weather score, Mixed
- 2ndbest of the day's 8 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 26, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the second best of the day's eight kickoff times. At Pitbull Stadium that day, a 7 pm kickoff would have scored 90, against 84 at 6 pm.
- noon: 68, Rough
- 12:45 pm: 66, Rough
- 2 pm: 64, Rough
- 3:30 pm: 66, Rough
- 4 pm: 69, Rough
- 5 pm: 76, Mixed
- 6 pm: 84, Mixed (this game)
- 7 pm: 90, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
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At kickoff, Sept. 26, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Florida International is worth +4.1 points (±4.5) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 51st percentile.
39% at home, 23% on the road against FBS opponents (15-23 home, 10-34 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.4 at home vs. away over 89 games — inside the ±7.1 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 1,111 miles to get here.