The FIU Panthers college football team represents Florida International University (FIU) in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA).
The Panthers compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
Willie Simmons has served as the FIU head coach since December 2024.
[2] In that time, only two Head Coaches have led the Panthers to postseason bowl games: Mario Cristobal and Butch Davis.
Cristobal spent the most seasons as the Panthers head coach and took the program to its only bowl games until Davis.