2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway co-champion
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2 [1]
Record11–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (5th season)
Home stadium UNI-Dome
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^  5 –2   11 –4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^  5 –2   9 –4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +  5 –2   8 –3  
No. 22 Illinois State  4 –3   7 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   6 –5  
Western Illinois  3 –4   5 –6  
Missouri State  2 –5   4 –6  
Indiana State  0 –7   0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. [2] The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pm Drake *No. 12
 KFXA/KDSM W 52–1710,385
September 107:05 pm Minnesota Duluth *No. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–148,893
September 172:30 pmat No. 22 (I-A) Iowa *No. 9
 ESPN+ L 21–4570,585
October 11:05 pmat Western Illinois No. 8
W 41–2414,603 [3]
October 82:00 pmat Missouri State No. 7
L 21–2410,778
October 154:05 pm Indiana State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–1012,449
October 221:30 pmat Illinois State No. 13
L 3–3812,626 [4]
October 293:05 pmNo. 11 Youngstown State No. 21
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA/KDSM/FCS W 21–711,242
November 54:05 pmat No. 6 Western Kentucky No. 17
 FSNM W 23–20 2OT12,364
November 125:05 pmNo. 4 Southern Illinois No. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 25–2415,536 [5]
November 195:05 pm Northern Arizona *No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 41–178,142
November 267:05 pmNo. 15 Eastern Washington *No. 7
W 41–387,746
December 310:00 amat No. 1 New Hampshire *No. 7
 ESPNGP W 24–218,448
December 97:05 pmat No. 4 Texas State *No. 7
 ESPN2 W 40–37 OT15,712 [6]
December 167:00 pmvs. No. 5 Appalachian State *No. 7
ESPN2L 16–2120,236

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network12 [7] 129108714132117141072 [1]

Roster

2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8Nick NelsonFr
OT 77 Chad Rinehart So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa		 Alma mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head coach5th Northern Iowa (1987)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Football Conference. October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  3. ↑ Ecker, Jim (October 2, 2005). "UNI's Sanders too much for W. Illinois". The Gazette . p. 16C. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Newhoff, Doug (October 23, 2005). "True colors". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . p. C2. Retrieved November 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ↑ "UNI Ranked No. 12 in Sports Network Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 8, 2005. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
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