History of the Panthers
The FIU Panthers (also known as Florida INT Panthers) are the athletic teams representing Florida International University, an American public university in Westchester, Florida. The Panthers currently compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics as members of Conference USA. Until 2011, they were known as the FIU Golden Panthers.
College Sports Established
1966
Location
Westchester, Florida
College Name
Florida International University
Collegiate History
1988 - Present / NCAA Division 1
1966 - 1988 / NCAA Division II
Conference History
2014 - Present / Conference USA
1998 - 2014 / Sun Belt Conference
1991 - 1998 / Trans America Athletic Conference
1989 - 1991 / Independent
Nickname
Panthers - Their mascot is the Panther (taken from the Florida panther, an endangered species endemic to the nearby Everglades), which is embodied by a panther named Roary the Panther. The school's original nickname was the "Sunblazers", but it was changed in 1987 to the "Golden Panthers", with the word "Golden" officially dropped beginning with the 2010–11 school year.
NCAA Championships
Baseball 0
Men's Basketball 0
Women's Basketball 0
Football 0
Soccer 0
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