MIAMI (Sept. 30, 2015) – Each week PantherVision will sit down with Head Coach Ron Turner and selected players to discuss the 2015 season.
 
This week, Pete Pelegrin caught up with Coach Turner and tight end Jonnu Smith to look back FIU's game at LA Tech and look ahead to this week's matchup at UMass.



#####
 
FIU's 2015 schedule is highlighted with games against Boca Raton Bowl and 2014 C-USA champion Marshall, Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl champion Louisiana Tech, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl champion WKU, Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl participant UCF, and Gildan New Mexico Bowl participant UTEP. In addition, the Panthers will face Indiana, N.C. Central, UMass, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Florida Atlantic and Charlotte. 
 
FIU Football 2015 season ticket packages are currently available. Fans can purchase online at FIUSports.com or over the phone by calling (305) FIU-GAME.
 
For the latest information on Panthers football, follow us on Twitter, @FIUFootball, and check out Pete Pelegrin's in-depth coverage of FIU Athletics on his official blog, The Prowl, at www.FIUSports.com.

#####
2015 FIU Football Schedule
Sept. 3 at UCF - W, 15-14
Sept. 12 at Indiana - L, 22-36
Sept. 19 N.C. CENTRAL - W, 39-14
Sept. 26 at Louisiana Tech* - L, 17-27.
Oct. 3 at UMass
Oct. 10 UTEP* [ASN]; 12 p.m.
Oct. 17 at Middle Tennessee* [FOX TBD]; TBA
Oct. 24 OLD DOMINION*; 6 p.m.
Oct. 31 at Florida Atlantic* [ASN]; 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 7 CHARLOTTE* [ASN]; 12 p.m. 
Nov. 14 at Marshall* [FOX TBD]; TBA
Nov. 21 WKU* [FCS]; 2:30 p.m.
 
* denotes Conference USA Games
 Home games at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized and bolded
 
 
#####

About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.