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

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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

Willie Simmons Florida International record by season since 2025
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.

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 Big 12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big 12 Championship Game on the Big 12 title race page.

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Willie Simmons is the Florida International head coach, in the job since 2025.