1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dennis Remmert (16th season)
Home stadium UNI-Dome
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Eastern Illinois $^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 17 Southern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Northern Iowa 4 –2 –07 –3 –1
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Western Illinois 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
SW Missouri State 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:30 p.m.at Mankato State *
T 16–164,000 [1]
September 137:00 p.m.at Kansas State *
W 17–028,820 [2]
September 271:30 p.m. Southwest Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.png
W 45–313,000 [3]
October 47:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 36–714,852 [4]
October 111:30 p.m.at No. 11 Eastern Illinois No. 8
L 30–3111,052 [5]
October 181:30 p.m.at Southern Illinois No. 16
L 24–2714,200 [6]
October 257:00 p.m. Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 32–3013,152 [7]
November 11:00 p.m.at Montana State *
L 25–465,227 [8]
November 87:00 p.m. McNeese State *
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 55–387,575 [9]
November 137:00 p.m. Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 45–107,102 [10]
November 227:00 p.m. Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 22–137,452 [11]

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The 2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Montana State in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Delaware in the quarterfinals.

The 1941 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 5–3 record, won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 29.

The 1952 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference during the 1952 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 5–2 record and won the conference championship. The team played its home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The 1969 Northern Iowa Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Northern Iowa in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its 10th season under head coach Stan Sheriff, the team compiled a 5–5 record, 4–2 against conference opponents, and finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC.

The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

The 1985 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. By mid-October the team was 4–3, a record that included wins over in-state opponents Northern Iowa and Iowa State, but ended the season on a four-game skid. After the season, Drake announced it would drop its football program for the 1986 season and transition to NCAA Division III for the 1987 season.

The 1981 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

The 2004 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 record in conference play, placing third in the Gateway. Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The 1982 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

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.

The 1984 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

The 1985 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Darrell Mudra, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the GCAC title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Panthers defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals before losing to the evenutal national champion, Georgia Southern in the semifinals.

The 1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Dunbar, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Gateway Football Conference. Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The 1990 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as GFC co-champion. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA First Round and were defeated by Boise State.

The 1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Earle Bruce in his first and only season as head coach, Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the GCAC. Northern Iowa played home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

References

  1. ↑ "UNI salvages 16–16 tie". The Gazette. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "KSU snoozes through loss against UNI". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bears no match for rugged UNI". The Daily Nonpareil. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Third-quarter barrage gives Northern Iowa a 36–7 victory". The Des Moines Register. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late field goal sinks No. 8 UNI". Quad-City Times. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UNI playoff hopes injured by 27–24 loss". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Northern Iowa nips Western". Quad-City Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Montana State picks off 7 UNI passes, wins 46–25". The Gazette. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Panthers win a 55–38 shootout". The Courier. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Smith's passing sparks Panthers". The Sioux City Journal. November 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Northern Iowa finishes season with 22–13 victory". The Des Moines Register. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1986 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  13. ↑ "1986 Northern Iowa Football" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.


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