Florida Tech Panthers football

Florida Tech Panthers
2018 Florida Tech Panthers football team
First season 2013
Athletic director Bill Jurgens Jr.
Head coach Steve Englehart
4th season, 26–18 (.591)
Stadium Florida Tech Panther Stadium
Location Melbourne, Florida
NCAA division Division II
Conference Gulf South Conference
All-time record 2618 (.591)
Colors Red, Black, and Silver[1]
              
Website FloridaTechSports.com
For information on all Florida Institute of Technology sports, see Florida Tech Panthers

The Florida Tech Football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Florida Institute of Technology located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competes in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Gulf South Conference. Florida Tech's first football team was fielded in 2013.

The team plays its home games in Florida Tech Panther Stadium at Palm Bay High School in Melbourne, Florida. In July 2015, Florida Tech bought naming rights to the stadium; prior to this, the facility was known as Pirate Stadium.[2] The Panthers are coached by Steve Englehart.[3]

Program achievements

Gulf South Conference Champions
NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants 2016
NCAA Division II Regional Championships
NCAA Division II National Championships

All-time record vs. Gulf South Conference teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current GSC opponents:

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak First
Delta State23.400Lost 12013
Mississippi College401.000Won 42014
North Greenville11.500Won 12016
Shorter501.000Won 52013
Valdosta State14.200Lost 12013
West Alabama32.500Won 12013
West Florida02.000Lost 22016
West Georgia23.400Lost 12013
Totals 18 15 .545

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the 2015-16 college football season
NCAA Division I champions NCAA Division I FCS champions NCAA Division II champions Conference Champions Division Champions Bowl Eligible Undefeated Season
Year NCAA Division Conference Overall Conference Coach Final Ranking
GamesWinLossTiePct. GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2013IIGulf South12570.4176150.1676thSteve Englehart-
2014IIGulf South11650.5457340.4295th-
2015IIGulf South11740.6367520.7144th-
2016IIGulf South10820.8007520.7144th-
2017IIGulf South11560.4558350.3757th-
Totals 42 24 18 0 .571 25 12 13 0 .480

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References

  1. "FIT Official Colors". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. "Pirate Stadium in Palm Bay to Become Florida Tech Panther Stadium". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Florida Tech Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
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