 FIU is a public university located in western Miami (playing at FIU Stadium), while the University of Miami is a private university in the suburb of Coral Gables (which at the time played its home games at the Miami Orange Bowl).The 2006 game was intended to be the first in the "City Line Series," an annual series between the two Miami-area schools.Miami was heavily favored over FIU, which was in its fifth season of football and in its second year in the Division I FBS.