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FIU

Florida International University · 2024 · Conference USA

FanBoardHQ CFP
#115
Efficiency
-11.7
108th FBS
Record
4-8
Conf. record
3-5
Conf. finish
T-6th
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FIU went 4-8 and was ranked 115th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 91st-ranked defense carried them, with a 122nd-ranked offense. They ran the ball on 50% of offensive plays with a 131st-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 50% of plays with an 83rd-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-1
Q2
0-0
Q3
0-1
Q4
4-6

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 4.0 wins
Strength of Record
115th
-6.6 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
131st
full season
131st
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
123rd
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.4 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1@ IndianaBig Ten#9L 731-33.20%-3.9Q1
2vs Central MichiganMid-American#116W 5216+5.0100%16.7Q4
3@ Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic#124L 2038+2.60%-33.1Q4
4vs MonmouthCoastal AthleticL 4245+5.70%-18.9Q4
5vs Louisiana TechConference USA#111W 1710+2.1100%-6.6Q4
7@ LibertyConference USA#85L 2431-3.40%-9.3Q4
8@ UTEPConference USA#126L 2130+7.80%-27.4Q4
9vs Sam HoustonConference USA#56L 710-4.30%-10.8Q4
10vs New Mexico StateConference USA#127W 3413+12.4100%-3.5Q4
12@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#69L 3134-11.10%-3.5Q3
13@ Kennesaw StateConference USA#132L 2627+9.50%-23.4Q4
14vs Middle TennesseeConference USA#130W 3524+17.4100%-16.7Q4

12 played · 4-8. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on FIU, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-29.1-8.2+12.7-417-33-19-7-9-27-11-4-3-23-17Week 0Week 20
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 83rd
SR 103rdYPP 59thEPA 94th
RushingEff 131st
SR 127thYPP 134thEPA 128th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 52nd
SR 74thYPP 53rdEPA 41st
Rush defenseEff 107th
SR 108thYPP 95thEPA 112th
Dropback rate 50%Tempo -3.0 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 92nd on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 43%1st · Defense allowed: 44%1st2nd · Offense: 37%2nd · Defense allowed: 43%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 37%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 39%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 55.0Q1 · Allowed: 40.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 105.0Q2 · Allowed: 127.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 61.0Q3 · Allowed: 58.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 83.0Q4 · Allowed: 82.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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FIU Offense vs Defense, 2024
Offensive EffRanked 122nd
-9.0
Field position: -0.7Finishing drives: -8.3
Field position -0.7Finishing drives -8.3= -9.0
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 87th · Finishing 122nd

Defensive EffRanked 91st
-2.9
Field position: -1.9Finishing drives: -1.0
Field position -1.9Finishing drives -1.0= -2.9
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 124th · Finishing 75th

2.04 points per drive on offense, 2.06 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 31.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(193)53% / 47%42%5.3
Q2(154)47% / 53%44%7.4
Q3(183)44% / 56%33%4.9
Q4(185)49% / 51%40%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(141)10.151%9.7
2nd(109)9.040%7.8
3rd(81)8.131%5.1
4th(14)6.636%5.1
All (345)42%7.8
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(184)10.038%3.9
2nd(117)7.533%4.0
3rd(57)5.935%4.2
4th(12)1.283%6.9
All (370)37%4.1

FIU, all games.