CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Conference USA

Florida International

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

2-2Record
18.0PPG
14.5PPG Allowed
2-0Home
0-2Away
0-0Neutral
0-0Conference
4Games
2-2-0ATS · W-L-P
1-3-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 4 completed games · Conference USA. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #126; PPG allowed #18. ATS coverage 4/4; totals coverage 4/4. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 2-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHWillie SimmonsSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#102National recruiting class rank
176.58Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.01FBS #120 of 138
PPA per play-0.00FBS #39 of 138
Success rate39.1%FBS #113 of 138
Success rate33.7%FBS #13 of 138
Explosiveness1.21FBS #84 of 138
Explosiveness1.16FBS #39 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.50FBS #129 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.76FBS #24 of 138
Power success rate78.9%FBS #39 of 138
Power success rate66.7%FBS #39 of 138
Stuff rate18.0%FBS #82 of 138
Stuff rate21.8%FBS #37 of 138
Line yards per rush2.83FBS #101 of 138
Line yards per rush2.23FBS #11 of 138
Second-level yards0.86FBS #122 of 138
Second-level yards0.76FBS #21 of 138
Open-field yards0.31FBS #137 of 138
Open-field yards0.24FBS #1 of 138
Passing success rate44.4%FBS #68 of 138
Passing success rate36.3%FBS #31 of 138
Passing PPA0.12FBS #102 of 138
Passing PPA0.05FBS #34 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.59FBS #57 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.36FBS #20 of 138
Rushing success rate34.6%FBS #126 of 138
Rushing success rate30.3%FBS #9 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.08FBS #126 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.06FBS #31 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.60FBS #136 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.90FBS #58 of 138
Standard downs success rate44.1%FBS #114 of 138
Standard downs success rate40.3%FBS #24 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.04FBS #117 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.02FBS #51 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.11FBS #30 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.82FBS #7 of 138
Passing downs success rate30.2%FBS #82 of 138
Passing downs success rate23.2%FBS #21 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.09FBS #111 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.03FBS #26 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.45FBS #136 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.11FBS #88 of 138
Havoc allowed15.3%FBS #86 of 138
Havoc rate17.7%FBS #45 of 138
Total yards per game418FBS #52 of 138
Total yards per game245.75FBS #9 of 138
Passing yards per game294FBS #20 of 138
Passing yards per game165FBS #22 of 138
Rushing yards per game124FBS #111 of 138
Rushing yards per game80.75FBS #12 of 138
Turnovers8FBS #100 of 138
Turnovers forced4FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversions31FBS #27 of 138
3rd-down conversions18FBS #23 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate46.3%FBS #36 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate30.0%FBS #23 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

J.J. Kohl

FBS #53 · 1,065 season total

80CMP140ATT1,065Yards5TD6INT57.14%CMP%124.26NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Anthony Carrie

FBS #198 · 195 season total

56Carries195Yards0TD3.48Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Maguire Anderson

FBS #31 · 383 season total

24REC383Yards2TD15.96Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Deandre Boykins

FBS #373 · 23 season total

23Total12Solo11Assists2.50TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

DeeJay Holmes Jr.

FBS #14 · 4 season total

4Sacks5TFL2QB hurries10Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Deandre Boykins

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT1Passes defended0Defensive TDs1Return yards23Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05ASouth FloridaL9–19+14.5W53U
22026-09-12HBuffaloW33–20-8.5W47.5O
32026-09-19AFlorida AtlanticL10–16+5L62U
42026-09-26HLong Island UniversityW20–3-37.5L54.5U
62026-10-07HNew Mexico State——-6.5—46.5—
72026-10-14AJacksonville State——————
82026-10-20HMiddle Tennessee——————
92026-10-31ALiberty——————
102026-11-07HMissouri State——————
112026-11-14ADelaware——————
122026-11-21AKennesaw State——————
132026-11-28HSam Houston——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.