2025 FIU Panthers football team

The 2025 FIU Panthers football team will represent Florida International University (FIU) as a members of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers are expected to be led by Willie Simmons in his first year as the head coach. The Panthers play home games at Pitbull Stadium, located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

2025 FIU Panthers football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Willie Simmons (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Coleman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jovan Dewitt (4th season)
Home stadium	Pitbull Stadium

2025 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Delaware*		0	–	0					0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Jacksonville State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kennesaw State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Liberty		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri State*		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Mexico State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of January 6, 2025

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Travion Barnes	LB	Baylor
Hezekiah Masses	DB	Cal
Rocky Beers	TE	Colorado State
Jackson Lee	LS	Florida Atlantic
Eric Rivers	WR	Georgia Tech
Dean Patterson	WR	Georgia Tech
JaDarious Lee	OL	Kennesaw State
JoJo Evans	S	Louisville
Naeer Jackson	OL	Louisville
Travis Burke	OL	Memphis
John Bock II	OL	Tulane
Antonio Ferguson	TE	UAB
CJ Christian	S	Washington
Claude Larkins	DE	Unknown
Amari Jones	QB	Unknown
Mike Jackson	WR	Unknown
Kejon Owens	RB	Unknown
Nazeviah Burris	WR	Unknown
Ja'Coby Matthews	WR	Unknown
Shomari Lawrence	RB	Unknown
Reggie Peterson	LB	Unknown
Keyone Jenkins	QB	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Lamont Green Jr.	DE	Florida State
Dante Anderson	DE	Florida State
Trent Sims	LS	Mississippi Valley State
Aaron Armitage	DE	Stanford

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
September 13	Florida Atlantic*	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)
October 4	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
TBA	LIU*	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

at Penn State

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Game One – FIU Panthers (0–0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Nittany Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

• Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FIU	PSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Florida Atlantic (Shula Bowl)

See also: Shula Bowl

Game Two – Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at FIU Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL

• Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	FIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
FIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

Game Three – FIU Panthers (0–0) at UConn Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT

• Date: Saturday October 4, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FIU	CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. (FCS) LIU

Game Four – (FCS) LIU Sharks (0–0) at FIU Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
(FCS) Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL

• Date: TBA
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LIU	FIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
FIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving