Florida International PanthersHead coach Willie Simmons
Willie Simmons has led Florida International since 2025, going 9-8 across 2 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 2025
- 9-8
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Leadership & results
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Willie Simmons's most recent 17 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Florida International record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7-6 | Lost SERVPRO First Responder Bowl |
Records with Florida International since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
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20
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27
45
38
9
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45
16
Willie Simmons: Florida International head coach profile
Willie Simmons is the Florida International head coach. This profile covers Willie Simmons's record and season-by-season results with Florida International, and connects to Florida International team hub, the Big Ten teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big Ten Championship Game on the Big Ten title race page.
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Willie Simmons is the Florida International head coach, in the job since 2025.