2016 FIU Panthers football team

The 2016 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Turner until he was fired on September 25, 2016. Defensive coordinator Ron Cooper was promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place the East Division.

2016 FIU Panthers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Ron Turner (4th year–first 4 games)
  • Ron Cooper (interim HC games 5–12)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (3rd as coordinator; 4th overall season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorRon Cooper (1st as DC 2nd Overall season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFIU Stadium
2016 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$  7 1   11 3  
Old Dominion x  7 1   10 3  
Middle Tennessee  5 3   8 5  
FIU  4 4   4 8  
Charlotte  3 5   4 8  
Marshall  2 6   3 9  
Florida Atlantic  2 6   3 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy  6 2   9 5  
UTSA  5 3   6 7  
Southern Miss  4 4   7 6  
North Texas  3 5   5 8  
Rice  2 6   3 9  
UTEP  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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