The 2017 season's largest margin: Florida International 41, Western Kentucky 17. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
Florida International's 2017 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Alex McGoughQB2,798 passing yards
- Alex GardnerRB791 rushing yards
- Napoleon MaxwellRB477 rushing yards
- Shawndarrius PhillipsRB469 rushing yards
- Thomas OwensWR887 receiving yards
- Tony Gaiter IVWR314 receiving yards
- Julian WilliamsWR307 receiving yards
- Treyvon WilliamsLB92 tackles
- Anthony WintLB92 tackles
- Bryce CanadyDB65 tackles
- Fermin SilvaDL6.5 sacks
- Anthony JohnsonDL6.5 sacks
- Newton SalisburyDE3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Florida International 17, UCF 61. A 44-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Florida International fell to Temple 3-28 in the postseason.
"Roar"
2017 is a middle chapter for Florida International — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.