1983 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1983 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	6–5 (1–2 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Darrell Mudra (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Klinker
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Remmert (13th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Eastern Illinois $^	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Iowa	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Illinois	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:30 p.m.	Drake *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–10	13,361	[1]
September 10	6:30 p.m.	at Indiana State *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 0–26	8,914	[2]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 13–35	7,350	[3]
September 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Southern Illinois *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 9–52	11,613	[4]
October 1	1:30 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 32–26	5,601	[5]
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin–La Crosse *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 41–0	9,791	[6]
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 0–13	7,100	[7]
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Youngstown State *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 23–13	7,311	[8]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan *	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 26–45	1,834	[9]
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at Central Missouri *	Kennedy Field Warrensburg, MO	W 20–7	2,000	[10]
November 12	7:30 p.m.	Northwest Missouri State *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 30–21	13,518	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Northern Iowa defeats Drake". Omaha World-Herald. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Indiana State stuns UNI on big half, 26–0". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Panthers drop 35–13 tilt to Missouri foe". The Des Moines Register. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "S. Illinois humbles stumbling Panthers". The Gazette. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Western loser in 'worst' game". The Dispatch. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Indians drop dome debut". The La Crosse Tribune. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Eastern Illinois blankls N. Iowa". The Pantagraph. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miller passes UNI to victory". The Daily Nonpareil. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Northern Michigan routs N. Iowa, 45–26". The Grand Rapids Press. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Panthers prance past C. Missouri". The Des Moines Register. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "UNI closes 6–5". The Gazette. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1983 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
13. "1983 Northern Iowa Football". scholarworks.uni.edu. Retrieved February 12, 2024.