Willie Simmons

Head Coach at Florida International since 2025.

Seasons coached: 22
First season: 2005
Teams: 9

Career

10 stints

2005Lincoln HS (FL)Passing Game CoordinatorQuarterbacks
2006ClemsonGraduate Assistant
2007–2010Middle TennesseeRunning Backs
2011Middle TennesseeOffensive Coordinator
2012–2014Alcorn StateOffensive CoordinatorRunning Backs
2015–2017Prairie View A&MHead Coach
2018–2023Florida A&MHead Coach
2024DukeRun Game CoordinatorRunning Backs
2025–2026FIU PanthersHead Coach
2025–presentFlorida InternationalHead Coach

Coaching tree

5 mentors, 55 protégés, 1 branch — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

MentorsProtégés

Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row

Relationships

Coached under

63

48 more, most recent shown first.

Succeeded

11

Tenure

22 seasons

Florida A&MHead coach · 2018–20236
Middle TennesseePosition coach · 2007–20104
Prairie View A&MHead coach · 2015–20173
Alcorn StateCoordinator · 2012–20143
FIU PanthersHead coach · 2025–20262
Florida InternationalHead coach · 2025–2026 · current2
DukeCoordinator · 20241
Middle TennesseeCoordinator · 20111
ClemsonAnalyst · 20061
Lincoln HS (FL)Coordinator · 20051

Pipeline

1 of 14 coordinators

1 seasonJames Colzie IIIunder at Florida A&M 2022 · head coach at Florida A&M2024

Moves

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