1987 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1987 Northern Iowa Panthers football
GCAC champion
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–4 (6–0 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium UNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –010 –4 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
SW Missouri State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.at McNeese State *
W 34–3118,500 [1]
September 127:00 p.m.at Minnesota *
 KITN L 7–2450,120
September 197:00 p.m. Montana State *No. 12
W 53–714,213
September 261:30 p.m.at Indiana State
W 38–148,457
October 31:30 p.m. Montana *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 16–3312,027
October 101:00 p.m.at Iowa State *
L 38–3946,515
October 241:00 p.m. Western Illinois
W 32–3014,291
October 317:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 19–1713,203
November 71:30 p.m.at Southwest Missouri State
W 17–133,343
November 147:00 p.m. Southern Illinois No. 5
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 20–311,813
November 217:00 p.m. Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 48–179,582
November 28No. 15 Youngstown State *
W 31–283,887 [2]
December 5No. 12 Arkansas State *No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 48–286,100 [3]
December 12at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana *No. 4
L 41–44 2OT14,443

[4] [5]

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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.

References

  1. ↑ "Panthers edge McNeese State on field goal". The Des Moines Register. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UNI wins opener of playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UNI gains semifinals in 49–28 win". The Des Moines Register. December 6, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  5. ↑ "1987 Northern Iowa Football" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.


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