MIAMI (Feb. 19, 2016) – The FIU football team will begin preparation for the 2016 season on March 7 when Head Coach Ron Turner begins spring practice. FIU will hold 15 practice sessions concluding on Friday, April 15.
 
The Panthers open their spring practice schedule on Monday, March 7. FIU will practice five times before holding the first of four controlled scrimmages on Friday, March 25. The Panthers are scheduled to hold controlled scrimmages on April 2 and April 9 and will cap off spring ball with the annual Spring Game on April 15.  

All dates and times are tentative and subject to change. If a change occurs, an updated schedule will be posted on FIUSports.com.
 
FIU Football Spring Practice Schedule
Monday, March 7                9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 9           9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 10             9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 22              9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 24             9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Friday, March 25                  6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29              9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 31             9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 2                  9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 5                  9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 7                 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 9                  9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 12                9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 14               9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Friday, April 15                  (7:00 p.m. – Spring Game)
 
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The 2016 FIU football season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 1, when the Panthers host the Indiana Hoosiers.


FIU's 2016 schedule is highlighted with games against Miami Beach Bowl and 2016 C-USA champion WKU, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl champion Louisiana Tech, St. Petersburg Bowl champion Marshall, Popeyes Bahama Bowl participant Middle Tennessee, and New Era Pinstripe Bowl participant Indiana. In addition, the Panthers will face Maryland, Massachusetts, UCF, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, Charlotte and Old Dominion. 
 
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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/.