2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 27–39 vs. Delaware | |
Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 4 [1] |
FCS Coaches | No. 5 [2] |
Record | 12–1 (6–0 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (7th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Mario Verduzco (2nd season) |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, AstroTurf) |
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No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Youngstown State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The Panthers clinched a share of the Gateway Football Conference and a playoff berth with a win against Missouri State on November 3.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 7:05 pm | Minnesota State * | No. 9 | W 41–14 | 15,056 | |||
September 8 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State * | No. 7 | W 24–13 | 56,795 | |||
September 15 | 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State * | No. 5 | W 31–17 | 10,844 | |||
September 22 | 4:00 pm | at Drake * | No. 4 | Mediacom | W 45–7 | 10,216 | ||
September 29 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 Illinois State | No. 3 | W 23–13 | 10,473 | [8] | ||
October 13 | 4:05 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 2 |
| Mediacom/CFU | W 30–24 | 17,074 | [9] |
October 20 | 6:35 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 1 | FSNM/FCS/MS-KC/CFU | W 42–3 | 15,330 | [10] | |
October 27 | 4:05 pm | Youngstown State | No. 1 |
| KFXA/KDSM/WFMJ/FCS/MS-KC | W 14–13 | 16,528 | |
November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 1 | Mediacom | W 38–17 | 10,590 | ||
November 10 | 5:05 pm | Indiana State | No. 1 |
| CFU | W 68–14 | 16,624 | |
November 17 | 5:05 pm | Southern Utah * | No. 1 |
| CFU | W 48–10 | 15,724 | |
November 24 | 6:35 pm | New Hampshire * | No. 1 |
| Mediacom/CFU | W 38–35 | 16,015 | |
December 1 | 1:00 pm | Delaware * | No. 1 |
| ESPNGP/Mediacom/CFU | L 27–39 | 15,803 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
The Sports Network | 9 [11] | 7 [12] | 5 | 4 [13] | 3 | 2 [14] | 2 [15] | 1 [16] | 1 [17] | 1 [18] | 1 [19] | 1 [20] | 1 [21] | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 [1] |
FCS Coaches | 9 [22] | 7 [23] | 5 [24] | 5 [25] | 4 [26] | 4 [27] | 3 [28] | 2 [29] | 2 [30] | 2 [31] | 2 [32] | 2 [33] | 1 [34] | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 [2] |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 [35] | — | — | — |
Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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Mark Farley | Head coach | 7th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line | 8th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers | 7th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 7th | San José State (1988) |
Atif Austin | Running backs | 3rd | Iowa State (2003) |
Scott Frost | Linebackers | 1st | Nebraska (1997) |
Chris Klieman | Secondary | 2nd | Northern Iowa (1990) |
Jerry Montgomery | Defensive line | 2nd | Iowa (2001) |
Keith Harms | Defensive assistant | 4th | Buena Vista (1979) |
Erik Chinander | Tight ends | 4th | Iowa (2003) |
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Chad Rinehart | Tackle | 3 | 96 | Washington Redskins |
Brandon Keith | Tackle | 7 | 225 | Arizona Cardinals |
The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2022 total enrollment was 8,949 students.
UNI-Dome is a multi-purpose stadium, on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1976, as the home of the UNI Panthers basketball and football teams. The facility's capacity for football is 16,324. For basketball, its official capacity is 16,324; however, it has seated as many as 22,000 for events such as the 1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament and the 1997 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. It has been the home of the Iowa State High School football championships, since 1976 and has hosted junior college football bowl games, wrestling, track and field, softball, concerts and conventions.
The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I.
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 37 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.
The Northern Iowa Panthers football represents the University of Northern Iowa in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). The program began in 1895 and has fielded a team every year since with the exceptions of 1906–1907 and 1943–1944. The Panthers play their home games at the UNI-Dome on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. On November 14, Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.
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 in the Gateway Football Conference. The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.
The 2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished tied for first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC). The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The team finished with a record of 7–4.
The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.
The 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games at the UNI-Dome. They are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference championship with North Dakota State. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Wofford in the second round before falling to Montana in the quarterfinals.
The following weekly polls comprise the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings that determined the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2007 season. The Sports Network poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.
The 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
The 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
The 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 18th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to UC Davis in the second round.
The 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–3 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 Eastern Illinois in the first round and Maine in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the semifinals.
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 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 19th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego and South Dakota State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to James Madison.
The 2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. Led by Mike Dunbar in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Gateway.
The 2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 12–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois and UMass before losing to Delaware in the semifinals. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.