2015 FIU Panthers football team

The 2015 Florida International 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.

2015 FIU Panthers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2015 record	5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Ron Turner (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Shankweiler (2nd as coordinator; 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	Matt House (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	FIU Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

2015 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte*		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at UCF*	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	W 15–14	39,184
September 12	8:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 22–36	41,509
September 19	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 39–14	15,567
September 26	2:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	L 17–27	20,010
October 3	3:00 p.m.	at Massachusetts*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 14–24	13,525
October 10	12:00 p.m.	UTEP	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	W 52–12	13,799
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	FSN	L 34–42	13,227
October 24	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 41–12	17,961
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)	ASN	L 17–31	16,432
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Charlotte	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	W 48–31	14,200
November 14	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FSN	L 0–52	26,572
November 21	2:30 p.m.	WKU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	FCS	L 7–63	14,380
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries

at UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	6	6	15
Knights	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2012	UCF, 38-0

at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	0	8	22
Hoosiers	0	13	6	17	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Panthers	12	14	13	0	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	3	7	7	17
Bulldogs	7	10	0	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	LT, 23–7

at Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	0	14
Minutemen	7	10	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	7	2	12
Panthers	21	21	3	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	UTEP, 33–10

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	9	7	3	15	34
Blue Raiders	7	21	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	2014	FIU, 38–28

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	6	6	0	12
Panthers	7	10	10	14	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	ODU, 38–35

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	3	7	17
Owls	7	10	0	14	31

Further information: Shula Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9	2014	FIU, 38–10

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	7	14	31
Panthers	14	20	7	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Thudering Herd	21	17	7	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2014	MARSH, 45–13

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	21	14	21	7	63
Panthers	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2012	WKU, 14–6

References

1. "Conference USA Releases 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida International University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
2. "2015 Florida International Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2015.