Florida International 2017 — The Winning Chapter

Record 8-5

Final result Bowl season Lost the Gasparilla Bowl

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -5.6 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · 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.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Florida International 41, Western Kentucky 17. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Florida International 17, UCF 61. A 44-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Florida International fell to Temple 3-28 in the postseason.

"Roar"

— Florida International fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized

What it meant

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.