American college football season
2015 FIU Panthers football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 5–7 (3–5 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Shankweiler (2nd as coordinator; 3rd overall season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro set |
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Defensive coordinator | Matt House (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | FIU Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2015 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Ron Turner and played their home games at FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.
Schedule
Florida International announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Panthers hosted CUSA foes Charlotte, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and traveled to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Middle Tennessee.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF* | | CBSSN | W 15–14 | 39,184 |
September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | | BTN | L 22–36 | 41,509 |
September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | | | W 39–14 | 15,567 |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | FCS | L 17–27 | 20,010 |
October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at UMass* | | ESPN3 | L 14–24 | 13,525 |
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | | ASN | W 52–12 | 13,799 |
October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | | FSN | L 34–42 | 13,227 |
October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | W 41–12 | 17,961 |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | ASN | L 17–31 | 16,432 |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte | | ASN | W 48–31 | 14,200 |
November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall | | FSN | L 0–52 | 26,572 |
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | | FCS | L 7–63 | 14,380 |
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Game summaries
At UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Hoosiers | 0 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Panthers | 12 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 39 |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
At Massachusetts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Minutemen | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
Panthers | 21 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 34 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Monarchs | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Panthers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Owls | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
49ers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Panthers | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
At Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thudering Herd | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
References
- ^ "Conference USA Releases 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida International University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Florida International Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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