Florida International University NCAA News

The Florida Gators are undefeated, are ranked No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series standings, and boast a senior Heisman Trophy hopeful as they gear up for a national title run.

GAINESVILLE - Following Florida's 62-3 win against Florida International on Saturday, dozens of the 90,473 fans attending the game lined an area in one of the end zones and waited.

Tim Tebow ran for a touchdown and threw for a pair of scores, as top-ranked Florida extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 straight games with a 62-3 rout of Florida International at the Swamp.

The Golden Panthers, under first-year head coach Isiah Thomas, have won their last two after starting the season 0-3. Phil Gary Jr.

Florida coach Urban Meyer believes Florida International will be in a bowl game in the next two years.

Beat North Texas 35-28 on Nov. 14 in Miami. On offense: The Panthers only average 322.6 yards per game, which includes 100.8 rushing.

The top-ranked Florida Gators welcome the FIU Panthers to Gainesville this weekend for a non-conference contest from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Isiah Thomas earned his first win as a college coach Tuesday when Phil Gary Jr. scored a season-high 27 points to help Florida International beat Florida Memorial 88-82. The Golden Panthers improved to 1-3 in Thomas' first season.

The Florida International Panthers began their 2009 campaign at SEC power Alabama.

Three games into his college coaching career, Isiah Thomas was already asking for mercy.

Wayne Younger scored on a 23-yard run with 5:08 left, capping 21 unanswered points by Florida International in a 35-28 win over North Texas on Saturday night.

Isiah Thomas failed for the second straight time to earn his first college coaching win when Florida International was trounced by Monmouth 99-70 Friday night.Travis Taylor led the Hawks with 18 points.

The Golden Panthers will have starting quarterback Paul McCall and linebacker Toronto Smith back in action Saturday when they take on North Texas.

Line: Florida International by 2. Series Record: Series tied 2-2. Last meeting: 2008, Florida International 42-10. North Texas looks to get its offense back on track after not scoring a touchdown in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe, the first time that's happened in a Sun Belt game since Todd Dodge became coach in 2007.

Kenny Boynton scored 25 points, Ray Shipman added 16 and Florida beat Webber International 104-53 in its exhibition finale Monday night.

Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.

Thomas was midway through a question-and-answer session with some FIU alumni last month when someone stood up and put the Hall of Fame player on the spot.

Dwight Dasher ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more as Middle Tennessee beat Florida International 48-21 on Saturday.Dasher ran for 178 yards and scored on runs of 1, 70 and 68 yards for the Blue Raiders .

With a plethora of injuries this season, especially where nearly one-third of its starters are out for the season, FIU has adopted the title of a Baltimore Ravens book Next Man Up as its motto for the rest of the season.

Isiah Thomas lost his coaching debut at Florida International on Wednesday night when Northwood, an NAIA school coached By Rollie Massimino, beat the Panthers 71-61 in an exhibition game.