# 2015 FIU Panthers football team

The 2015 FIU 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.

## 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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF* | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | CBSSN | W 15–14 | 39,184 |
| September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | L 22–36 | 41,509 |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | W 39–14 | 15,567 |
| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | FCS | L 17–27 | 20,010 |
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at UMass* | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | L 14–24 | 13,525 |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | W 52–12 | 13,799 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FSN | L 34–42 | 13,227 |
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | W 41–12 | 17,961 |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | ASN | L 17–31 | 16,432 |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | W 48–31 | 14,200 |
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | FSN | L 0–52 | 26,572 |
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | FCS | L 7–63 | 14,380 |
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## Game summaries
### At UCF

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

### At Indiana

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

### North Carolina Central

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

### At Louisiana Tech

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

### At Massachusetts

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

### UTEP

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

### At Middle Tennessee

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

### Old Dominion

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

### At Florida Atlantic

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

### Charlotte

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

### At Marshall

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

### Western Kentucky

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