FIU Sunblazers
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| University | Florida International University |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Pete Garcia |
| Location | Miami, Florida |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | FIU Stadium |
| Basketball arena | FIU Arena |
| Baseball stadium | FIU Baseball Stadium |
| Mascot | Roary the Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Fight song | FIU Fight Song |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
The FIU Panthers are the athletic teams representing Florida International University (FIU), an American public university located in Miami, Florida. The Panthers currently compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics as members of Conference USA.
A member of Conference USA, FIU sponsors teams in seven men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
FIU's colors are navy blue and gold, and 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.
FIU is a member of the NCAA, participating in Division I, and is a member of Conference USA. FIU joined the Sun Belt Conference in 1998 having previously competed in the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC; now the Atlantic Sun Conference), from 1991 to 1998. They joined Conference USA in 2013.
The FIU Athletic Department has produced scores of professional and Olympic athletes, including current players in Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, and in the Women's National Basketball Association.
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