Florida Tech Panthers football | |
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First season | 2013 |
Last season | 2019 |
Stadium | Florida Tech Panther Stadium (capacity: 4,989) |
Location | Melbourne, Florida |
NCAA division | Division II |
Conference | Gulf South Conference |
All-time record | 44–35 (.557) |
Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) |
Rivalries | West Florida |
Colors | Red and silver[1] |
Mascot | Pete The Panther |
The Florida Tech Panthers football program was the intercollegiate American football team for the Florida Institute of Technology located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competed in the NCAA Division II and was a member of the Gulf South Conference. Florida Tech's first football team was fielded in 2013, and the final team was fielded in 2019. Steve Englehart was the first and only head coach.[2] In May 2020, Florida Tech shut down its football program due to budget cuts that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]