2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team

The 2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium.

Regular season
The 2008 season started off with a loss at 13th-ranked Kansas, 40–10. Following that, Iowa routed FIU, 42–0. FIU then faced its highest-ranked opponent in school history, 12th-ranked South Florida, for the inaugural game of the new FIU Stadium. Trailing 17–0 with 2:30 left in the game FIU attained a safety, and subsequently scored a touchdown. FIU lost, 17–9, but played acted as a spoiler for South Florida, with the latter falling three spots in the rankings. The game against Toledo became their first-ever out-of-conference FBS win. Against, Toledo, FIU forced four turnovers and recorded its first road win since 2005.

at No. 13 Kansas
Overall: (0–1), Conference: (0–2)

at Iowa
Overall: (0–2), Conference: (0–0)

No. 12 South Florida
Overall: (0–3), Conference: (0–0)

Toledo
Overall: (1–3), Conference: (0–0)

North Texas
Overall: (2–3), Conference: (1–0)

Middle Tennessee
Overall: (3-3), Conference: (2–0)

Troy
Overall: (3–4), Conference: (2–1)

Louisiana-Lafayette
Overall: (3–5), Conference: (2–2)

Arkansas State
Overall: (4–5), Conference: (3–2)

Florida Atlantic
Shula Bowl