2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway co-champion
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4 [1]
FCS CoachesNo. 5 [2]
Record12–1 (6–0 Gateway)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco (2nd season)
Home stadium UNI-Dome
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

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Facts

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:05 pm Minnesota State *No. 9
W 41–1415,056
September 86:00 pmat Iowa State *No. 7
W 24–1356,795
September 157:00 pmat South Dakota State *No. 5
W 31–1710,844
September 224:00 pmat Drake *No. 4
 Mediacom W 45–710,216
September 291:30 pmat No. 16 Illinois State No. 3
W 23–1310,473 [8]
October 134:05 pmNo. 7 Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Mediacom/CFUW 30–2417,074 [9]
October 206:35 pmat No. 17 Western Illinois No. 1
 FSNM/FCS/MS-KC/CFUW 42–315,330 [10]
October 274:05 pm Youngstown State No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
 KFXA/KDSM/WFMJ/FCS/MS-KCW 14–1316,528
November 31:00 pmat Missouri State No. 1
MediacomW 38–1710,590 [11]
November 105:05 pm Indiana State No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFUW 68–1416,624
November 175:05 pm Southern Utah *No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFUW 48–1015,724
November 246:35 pmNo. 17 New Hampshire *No. 1
Mediacom/CFUW 38–3516,015
December 11:00 pmNo. 13 Delaware *No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPNGP/Mediacom/CFUL 27–3915,803

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
The Sports Network9 [12] 7 [13] 54 [14] 32 [15] 2 [16] 1 [17] 1 [18] 1 [19] 1 [20] 1 [21] 1 [22] N/AN/AN/A4 [1]
FCS Coaches9 [23] 7 [24] 5 [25] 5 [26] 4 [27] 4 [28] 3 [29] 2 [30] 2 [31] 2 [32] 2 [33] 2 [34] 1 [35] N/AN/AN/A5 [2]
AP—————————————38 [36] ———

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa		 Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head coach7th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonRecruiting coordinator
Offensive Line		8th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate head coach
Offensive coordinator
Receivers		7th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco Co-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks		7th San José State (1988)
Atif AustinRunning backs3rd Iowa State (2003)
Scott Frost Linebackers1st Nebraska (1997)
Chris Klieman Secondary2nd Northern Iowa (1990)
Jerry Montgomery Defensive line2nd Iowa (2001)
Keith HarmsDefensive assistant4th Buena Vista (1979)
Erik Chinander Tight ends4th Iowa (2003)

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Chad Rinehart Tackle396 Washington Redskins
Brandon Keith Tackle7225 Arizona Cardinals

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