2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (2nd season)
Home stadium UNI-Dome
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^  6 –1   12 –3  
No. 5 Western Illinois +^  6 –1   11 –2  
Youngstown State  4 –3   7 –4  
Illinois State  4 –3   6 –5  
Indiana State  3 –4   5 –7  
Northern Iowa  2 –5   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  2 –5   4 –8  
Southwest Missouri State  1 –6   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29 Wayne State (MI) *No. 3
W 34–0
September 7at Oklahoma State *No. 2
L 10–4540,085
September 21 Stephen F. Austin *No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–24
September 28at Cal Poly No. 6
W 29–26 3OT
October 5 Western Kentucky No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 12–31
October 12at Southern Illinois No. 12
L 13–4210,216 [1]
October 19at Youngstown State No. 21
W 22–7
October 26 Illinois State No. 17
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 20–319,241 [2]
November 2at Indiana State
L 19–21
November 9at No. 8 Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 12–359,443 [3]
November 16 Southwest Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 25–24

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Roster

2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Brad RichtsmeierSr
QB 12Griff JurgensSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Benny Sapp Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 8 Derrick Frost Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-25

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References

  1. ↑ Cunningham, Steve (October 13, 2002). "First Place!". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Gremmels, Jon (October 27, 2002). "Late-game rally hands Panthers another setback". Des Moines Register . p. 9C. Retrieved December 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Gremmels, Jon (November 10, 2002). "Western Illinois claims title share; UNI drops to 4-6". Des Moines Register . p. 9C. Retrieved October 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2002 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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