Florida International PanthersHead coach Willie Simmons
74 Overall rating steady
Willie Simmons has led Florida International since 2025, going 10-8 across 2 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 2025
- 10-8
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme11
Game planning10
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor14
Underdog edge4
Recent form14
Win rate12
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Willie Simmons's most recent 18 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 | 3-2 | 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 26, 2026
Long Island University 
3 : 20 Florida International
3 : 20 Florida International FINAL September 19, 2026
Florida International 10 : 16
Florida Atlantic
10 : 16 Florida Atlantic FINAL September 12, 2026
Buffalo 
20 : 33 Florida International
20 : 33 Florida International FINAL September 5, 2026
Florida International 9 : 19
South Florida
9 : 19 South Florida FINAL December 26, 2025
Florida International 20 : 57
UTSA
20 : 57 UTSA 
21
27
45
38 FINAL September 13, 2025
Florida Atlantic 28 : 38 Florida International
28 : 38 Florida International 
FINAL August 29, 2025
Bethune-Cookman 
9 : 42 Florida International
9 : 42 Florida International 
10 FINAL September 21, 2024
Monmouth 
45 : 42 Florida International
45 : 42 Florida International FINAL September 14, 2024
Florida International 20 : 38 Florida Atlantic
20 : 38 Florida Atlantic 
16 FINAL August 31, 2024
Florida International 7 : 31
Indiana
7 : 31 Indiana Long Island University 3 Florida International 20 Florida International 10 Florida Atlantic 16 Buffalo 20 Florida International 33 Florida International 9 South Florida 19 Florida International 20 UTSA 57 Florida Atlantic 28 Florida International 38 Bethune-Cookman 9 Florida International 42 Monmouth 45 Florida International 42 Florida International 20 Florida Atlantic 38 Florida International 7 Indiana 31No 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 Mountain West teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Mountain West Championship Game on the Mountain West title race page.
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Willie Simmons is the Florida International head coach, in the job since 2025.