This is a list of seasons completed by the Northern Iowa Panthers football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1] The Panthers fielded their first team in 1895 with no head coach designated. The first head coach was Fred Wolff and currently is Mark Farley.
There was no football team fielded during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because it was deemed "...too severe to be played at the institution."[2] Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II.
Seasons
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† National Champions[3] | |
| Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Bowl/Playoff result | Final ranking | |||||
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| Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties[7] | NCAA/TSN Poll[8] | Coaches Poll[9] | |||||
| Iowa State Normal School Normals | ||||||||||
| 1895 | No coach | Independent | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | |||
| 1896 | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1897 | Fred Wolff | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | |||
| 1898 | Kalita E. Leighton | Independent | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | |||
| 1899 | George Sweetland | Independent | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | |||
| 1900 | Fred A. Williams | Independent | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | |||
| 1901 | George B. Affleck | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | |||
| 1902 | Charles Pell | Independent | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | |||
| 1903 | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1904 | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1905 | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | ||||
| 1906 | Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because of the Normal Athletic Board | |||||||||
| 1907 | ||||||||||
| 1908 | Clayton B. Simmons | Independent | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| 1909 | Independent | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||
| Iowa State Teachers College Tutors/Panthers | ||||||||||
| 1910 | James Owen Perrine | Independent | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |||
| 1911 | Pat Pasini | Independent | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |||
| 1912 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1913 | Allen P. Berkstresser | Independent | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |||
| 1914 | Independent | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1915 | Independent | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1916 | Independent | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1917 | James Owen Perrine | Independent | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | |||
| 1918 | Russell Glaesner | Independent | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | |||
| 1919 | Ivan Doseff | Independent | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | |||
| 1920 | Independent | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1921 | Leland L. Mendenhall | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| 1922 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1923 | IIAC | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1924 | IIAC | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1925 | Paul F. Bender | IIAC | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||
| 1926 | IIAC | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1927‡ | IIAC | 1st | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1928‡ | IIAC | ?1st | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | ||||
| 1929 | IIAC | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1930 | Lawrence W. Whitford | IIAC | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1931 | IIAC | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1932 | IIAC | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1933 | John Baker | IIAC | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1934 | IIAC | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1935 | Thomas Johnson | NCC | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| 1936 | Clyde Starbeck | NCC | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | |||
| 1937 | NCC | T-3rd | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | ||||
| 1938 | NCC | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1939 | NCC | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1940‡ | NCC | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1941‡ | NCC | 1st | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1942‡ | NCC | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1943 | Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II | |||||||||
| 1944 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | NCC | —[10] | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1946‡ | NCC | 1st | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||
| 1947‡ | NCC | T-1st♦ | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1948‡ | NCC | 1st | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1949‡ | NCC | T-1st♦ | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1950 | NCC | T-2nd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1951 | NCC | 3rd | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1952‡ | NCC | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1953 | NCC | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1954 | NCC | T-3rd | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1955 | NCC | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1956 | NCC | 7th | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1957 | NCC | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1958 | Bill Hammer | NCC | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | |||
| 1959 | NCC | T-4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1960‡^ | Stan Sheriff | NCC | T-1st♦ | 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost Mineral Water Bowl vs. Hillsdale College, 17-6 | |||
| State College of Iowa Panthers | ||||||||||
| 1961‡ | NCC | T-1st♦ | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1962‡ | NCC | T-1st♦ | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1963 | NCC | T-2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1964‡^ | NCC | T-1st♦ | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Pecan Bowl vs. Lamar Tech, 19-17 | ||||
| 1965 | NCC | 3rd | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1966 | NCC | 3rd | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1967 | NCC | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1968 | NCC | T-3rd | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| Northern Iowa Panthers | ||||||||||
| 1969 | NCC | 2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1970 | NCC | T-6th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1971 | NCC | T-2nd | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1972 | NCC | T-4th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1973 | NCC | 7th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1974 | NCC | T-5th | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1975* | NCC | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Quarterfinals Division II playoffs | ||||
| 1976 | NCC | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1977 | NCC | T-2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1978 | AMCU | 6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1979 | AMCU | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1980 | AMCU | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1981‡ | AMCU | T-1st♦ | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1982‡ | AMCU | T-1st♦ | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1983 | Darrell Mudra | AMCU | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | |||
| 1984‡ | AMCU | T-1st♦ | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | |||
| 1985‡* | GFC | 1st | 11 | 2 | 0 | Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs | 4 | |||
| 1986 | GFC | T-2nd | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1987‡* | GFC | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs | 4 | |||
| 1988 | Earle Bruce | GFC | 4th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | |||
| 1989 | Terry Allen | GFC | T-2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | ||
| 1990‡* | GFC | T–1st♦ | 8 | 4 | 0 | First Round Division I-AA playoffs | 11 | |||
| 1991‡* | GFC | 1st | 11 | 2 | 0 | Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs | 4 | |||
| 1992‡* | GFC | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs | 3 | |||
| 1993‡* | GFC | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | First Round Division I-AA playoffs | 13 | |||
| 1994‡* | GFC | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | First Round Division I-AA playoffs | 11 | |||
| 1995‡* | GFC | T–1st♦ | 8 | 5 | 0 | Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs | 18 | |||
| 1996‡* | GFC | 1st | 12 | 2 | — | Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs | 3 | |||
| 1997 | Mike Dunbar | GFC | 2nd | 7 | 4 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | GFC | T–3rd | 7 | 4 | — | — | 25 | |||
| 1999 | GFC | 3rd | 8 | 3 | — | — | 15 | |||
| 2000 | GFC | 4th | 7 | 4 | — | — | 19 | |||
| 2001‡* | Mark Farley | GFC | 1st | 11 | 3 | — | Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs | 4 | ||
| 2002 | GFC | T-6th | 5 | 6 | — | — | ||||
| 2003‡* | GFC | T–1st♦ | 10 | 3 | — | Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs | 5 | |||
| 2004 | GFC | 3rd | 7 | 4 | — | — | 25 | |||
| 2005‡* | GFC | T–1st♦ | 11 | 4 | — | Finals Division I-AA playoffs | 2 | |||
| 2006 | GFC | T–2nd | 7 | 4 | — | — | 17 | |||
| 2007‡* | GFC | 1st | 12 | 1 | — | Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2008‡* | MVFC | T–1st♦ | 12 | 3 | — | Semifinals Division I FCS playoffs | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | MVFC | T–3rd | 7 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2010‡* | MVFC | 1st | 7 | 5 | — | First Round Division I FCS playoffs | 19 | 18 | ||
| 2011‡* | MVFC | T–1st♦ | 10 | 3 | — | Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2012 | MVFC | T–6th | 5 | 6 | — | — | RV[11] | —[11] | ||
| 2013 | MVFC | T–7th | 7 | 5 | — | — | RV[12] | RV[13] | ||
| 2014* | MVFC | 3rd | 9 | 5 | — | Second Round Division I FCS playoffs | ||||
| 2015* | MVFC | T–3rd | 9 | 5 | — | Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2016 | MVFC | T–4th | 5 | 6 | — | — | RV[14] | —[15] | ||
| Total | 632 | 390 | 47 | (only includes regular season games) | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | — | (only includes bowl games; 2 appearances) | |||||||
| 22 | 19 | — | (only includes playoff games; 19 appearances) | |||||||
| 655 | 410 | 47 | (all games) | |||||||
| ♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion | ||||||||||
Bowl results
edit| Season | Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result | Site | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | November 26 | Mineral Water Bowl | Hillsdale College | L 17-6 | Excelsior Springs, Missouri | |
| 1964 | December 12 | Pecan Bowl | Lamar Tech | W 19-17 | Abilene, Texas |
Playoff results
editAny playoff appearance prior to 1978 was in the NCAA Division II playoffs. All subsequent appearances were in Division I-AA, now known as Football Championship Subdivision. When Division I-AA was formed for football in 1978, the playoffs included just four teams, doubling to eight teams in its fourth season of 1981. In 1982 the I-AA playoffs were expanded to 12 teams, with each of the top four seeds receiving a first-round bye and a home game in the quarterfinals. In its ninth season of 1986, the I-AA playoffs were expanded again, to the present 16-team format, requiring four post-season victories to win the title. In April 2008 the NCAA announced that the playoff field will again expand to include 20 teams beginning in 2010.[16] The playoffs expanded to 24 teams starting in 2013.
| Season | Date | Round | UNI Seed | Opponent | Result | Site | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | November 29 | First | - | Western Kentucky | L 14-12 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 2,500 |
| 1985 | December 7 | Quarterfinals | 4 | Eastern Washington | W 17-14 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 6,220 |
| 1985 | December 14 | Semifinals | 4 | Georgia Southern | L 40-33 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 12,300 |
| 1987 | November 28 | First | 3 | Youngstown State | W 31-28 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 3,887 |
| 1987 | December 5 | Quarterfinals | 3 | Arkansas State | W 49-28 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 6,100 |
| 1987 | December 12 | Semifinals | 3 | Northeast Louisiana | L 44-41 OT | Monroe, Louisiana | 14,443 |
| 1990 | December 12 | First | 11 | Boise State | L 20-3 | Boise, Idaho | 11,691 |
| 1991 | November 30 | First | 3 | Weber State | W 38-21 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 8,723 |
| 1991 | December 7 | Quarterfinals | 3 | Marshall | L 41-13 | Huntington, West Virginia | 16,889 |
| 1992 | November 28 | First | 3 | Eastern Washington | W 17-14 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 13,149 |
| 1992 | December 5 | Quarterfinals | 3 | McNeese State | W 29-7 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 13,375 |
| 1992 | December 12 | Semifinals | 3 | Youngstown State | L 19-7 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 14,682 |
| 1993 | November 27 | First | 13 | Boston | L 27-21 2OT | Boston, Massachusetts | 6,882 |
| 1994 | November 28 | First | 11 | Montana | L 23-20 | Missoula, Montana | 7,958 |
| 1995 | November 25 | First | 16 | Murray State | W 35-34 | Murray, Kentucky | 7,633 |
| 1995 | December 3 | Quarterfinals | 16 | Marshall | L 41-24 | Huntington, West Virginia | 14,472 |
| 1996 | November 30 | First | 3 | Eastern Illinois | W 41-24 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 10,402 |
| 1996 | December 7 | Quarterfinals | 3 | William & Mary | W 38-35 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 10,796 |
| 1996 | December 14 | Semifinals | 3 | Marshall | L 31-14 | Huntington, West Virginia | 14,414 |
| 2001 | December 1 | First | - | Eastern Illinois | W 49-43 | Charleston, Illinois | 6,824 |
| 2001 | December 8 | Quarterfinals | - | Maine | W 56-28 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 9,525 |
| 2001 | December 15 | Semifinals | - | Montana | L 38-0 | Missoula, Montana | 18,848 |
| 2003 | November 29 | First | - | Montana State | W 35-14 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 10,165 |
| 2003 | December 2 | Quarterfinals | - | Delaware | L 37-7 | Newark, Delaware | 11,881 |
| 2005 | November 26 | First | - | Eastern Washington | W 41-38 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 7,746 |
| 2005 | December 2 | Quarterfinals | - | New Hampshire | W 24-21 | Durham, New Hampshire | 8,448 |
| 2005 | December 9 | Semifinals | - | Texas State | W 40-37 OT | San Marcos, Texas | 15,712 |
| 2005 | December 16 | Championship | - | Appalachian State | L 21-16 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 20,236 |
| 2007 | November 24 | First | 1 | New Hampshire | W 38-35 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 16,015 |
| 2007 | December 1 | Quarterfinals | 1 | Delaware | L 39-27 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 15,803 |
| 2008 | November 29 | First | 3 | Maine | W 45-0 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 8,477 |
| 2008 | December 6 | Quarterfinals | 3 | New Hampshire | W 36-34 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 9,055 |
| 2008 | December 13 | Semifinals | 3 | Richmond | L 21-20 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 12,062 |
| 2010 | November 27 | First | - | Lehigh | L 14-7 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 5,990 |
| 2011 | December 3 | Second | 5 | Wofford | W 28-21 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 6,915 |
| 2011 | December 9 | Quarterfinals | 5 | Montana | L 48-10 | Missoula, Montana | 23,049 |
| 2014 | November 29 | First | - | Stephen F. Austin | W 44-10 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 10,307 |
| 2014 | December 6 | Second | - | Illinois State | L 41-21 | Normal, Illinois | 5,575 |
| 2015 | November 28 | First | - | Eastern Illinois | W 53-17 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 7,062 |
| 2015 | December 3 | Second | - | Portland State | W 29-17 | Portland, Oregon | 8,022 |
| 2015 | December 12 | Quarterfinals | - | North Dakota State | L 23-13 | Fargo, North Dakota | 18,041 |
Notes
edit- ^ The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Are You Ready for Some UNI Football!" (Press release). University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ Northern Iowa competes in the Football Championship Subdivision of Division I.
- ^ The Gateway Football Conference became the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2008.
- ^ The yellow color is used only when Northern Iowa reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Northern Iowa has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
- ^ The blue color is used only when Northern Iowa receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Northern Iowa has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
- ^ Since the 1978 split in divisions, the NCAA, or more recently, The Sports Network Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Poll has been the major poll at the FCS level.
- ^ The FCS Coaches Poll Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine was introduced in 2007. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
- ^ There was no North Central Conference play because of World War II in 1945.
- ^ a b "Football Earns No. 20 Ranking in Final Polls". Flaggstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona University. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll". The Sports Network. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ "Rankings". Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "STATS FCS Poll". STATS FCS Football. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "James Madison (14-1) Unanimous No. 1 After Championship Run". Southern Conference. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ The Sports Network (April 25, 2008). "NCAA approves playoff expansion to 20 teams for 2010". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
References
edit- 2009 UNI Football Record Book (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2009. pp. 1–32.
- 2008 North Central Conference Football Record Book (PDF). North Central Conference. 2009. pp. 1–30.