PITTSBURGH — Nobody can accuse Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt of panicking following the Panthers' worst loss at home in nine seasons.

Wannstedt decided against making major changes despite the 31-3 defeat to No. 16 Miami, and that means the unproductive quarterback Tino Sunseri remains the starter and all 11 defensive starters will stay in the lineup Saturday against winless Florida International (0-3).

Wannstedt's message to his players: It's no time to panic, especially since the first Big East game isn't until Oct. 16. With a 1-2 record that includes losses to the ranked Hurricanes and No. 13 Utah, Pitt is off to its worst start under Wannstedt since opening 0-3 during his first season in 2005.

The one lineup change is Lucas Nix shifting from right tackle to right guard and 315-pound junior Jordan Gibbs starting at right tackle. Going to the bench is Greg Gaskins, who had trouble blocking during Pitt's worst loss at Heinz Field since a 42-10 defeat to Syracuse in 2001.

Wannstedt hopes the alterations create more running room for Dion Lewis, who has been held to 158 yards and a 3.0 yards per carry average. Last season, Lewis ran for 398 yards in his first three college games en route to a 1,799-yard season.

"I hate to make a change in one position when we're struggling as a group," Wannstedt said Monday. "When you don't win a game, when you get beat like we did on Thursday, as a coach you have the tendency to look at everything under the microscope a lot closer after a loss than you do after a win."