1978 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1978 Northern Iowa Panthers football
1978 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	2–9 (0–5 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Stan Sheriff (19th season);
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Remmert (8th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities. Led by 19th-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the conference.

1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Youngstown State $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Akron	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois ^	3	–	2	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Northern Iowa	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Wisconsin–Whitewater*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 15–12	8,500	^[1]
September 9	Youngstown State	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–31	9,600
September 16	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 22–38	8,500
September 23	at Weber State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 0–35	7,486	^[2]
September 30	at Nebraska–Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 14–17	10,200
October 7	North Dakota*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 35–17	8,700
October 14	at North Dakota State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 14–42	9,000	^[3]
October 21	Western Illinois	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–21	10,500
October 28	South Dakota State*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 9–10	8,200
November 11	Northern Michigan	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 18–20	11,000
November 18	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 28–39	5,500–5,522	^[4]
*Non-conference game