Florida International PanthersHead coach Willie Simmons
73 Overall rating steady
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
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme10
Game planning10
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor14
Underdog edge4
Recent form14
Win rate11
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.
Florida International games under Willie Simmons
Result
Season
3
FINAL September 12, 2026
Buffalo 
20 : 33 Florida International
20 : 33 Florida International 
FINAL November 22, 2025
Jacksonville State 
21 : 27 Florida International
21 : 27 Florida International FINAL November 15, 2025
Liberty 
27 : 34 Florida International
27 : 34 Florida International FINAL November 8, 2025
Florida International 56 : 30
Middle Tennessee
56 : 30 Middle Tennessee 
45
FINAL October 4, 2025
Florida International 10 : 51
UConn
10 : 51 UConn 
38 FINAL September 6, 2025
Florida International 0 : 34
Penn State
0 : 34 Penn State FINAL August 29, 2025
Bethune-Cookman 
9 : 42 Florida International
9 : 42 Florida International FINAL November 30, 2024
Middle Tennessee 24 : 35 Florida International
24 : 35 Florida International FINAL November 16, 2024
Florida International 31 : 34 Jacksonville State
31 : 34 Jacksonville State 
13
FINAL October 8, 2024
Florida International 24 : 31 Liberty
24 : 31 Liberty 
10 FINAL September 21, 2024
Monmouth 
45 : 42 Florida International
45 : 42 Florida International FINAL September 7, 2024
Central Michigan 
16 : 52 Florida International
16 : 52 Florida International 
Buffalo 20 Florida International 33 Jacksonville State 21 Florida International 27 Liberty 27 Florida International 34 Florida International 56 Middle Tennessee 30 Florida International 10 UConn 51 Florida International 0 Penn State 34 Bethune-Cookman 9 Florida International 42 Middle Tennessee 24 Florida International 35 Florida International 31 Jacksonville State 34 Florida International 24 Liberty 31 Monmouth 45 Florida International 42 Central Michigan 16 Florida International 52No games match these filters.
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 the Florida International program, the SEC teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the SEC Championship Game on the SEC title race page.
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