2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4 [1]
FCS CoachesNo. 4 [2]
Record9–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco (3rd season)
Home stadium UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, AstroTurf)
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^  7 –1   9 –3  
South Dakota State  6 –2   7 –5  
Western Illinois  4 –4   6 –5  
North Dakota State  4 –4   6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  3 –5   4 –8  
Illinois State  2 –6   3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8   0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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 (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008. [3] 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 305:00 pmat BYU *No. 3
 mtn L 17–4164,108
September 64:05 pm South Dakota *No. 9
CFUW 24–1312,904
September 204:05 pmNo. 12 South Dakota State No. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/Mediacom W 34–2015,136
September 276:00 pmat No. 15 Southern Illinois No. 5
MediacomL 24–2714,427 [4]
October 26:35 pm Nicholls State *No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
 ESPNU W 34–149,028
October 114:05 pm Illinois State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 31–1716,100 [5]
October 184:05 pmNo. 20 North Dakota State No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
 KFXA/Missouri Valley FB TVW 23–1313,416
October 253:00 pmat Youngstown State No. 5
W 21–2015,937
November 112:05 pmat No. 12 Western Illinois No. 5
W 30–610,258 [6]
November 84:05 pm Missouri State No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 42–013,426
November 1511:00 amat Indiana State No. 4
W 28–02,381
November 222:00 pmat Southern Utah *No. 4
W 34–243,145
November 294:05 pmNo. 21 Maine *No. 4
W 40–158,477
December 66:00 pmNo. 10 New Hampshire *No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN360 W 36–349,055
December 133:00 pmNo. 7 Richmond *No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
 ESPN L 20–2112,062

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa		 Alma mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head coach8th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonRecruiting coordinator
Offensive Line		9th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate head coach
Offensive coordinator
Receivers		8th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario VerduzcoCo-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks		8th San José State (1988)
Atif AustinRunning backs4th Iowa State (2003)
Scott Frost Co-defensive coordinator
Linebackers		2nd Nebraska (1997)
Chris Klieman Co-defensive coordinator
Secondary		3rd Northern Iowa (1990)
Jerry MontgomeryDefensive line3rd Iowa (2001)
Erik ChinanderTight ends5th Iowa (2003)
Bill WiltDefensive line1st Eureka College (1977)

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
The Sports Network39985101065544444
FCS Coaches4587510844444444

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The 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Northern Iowa. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Delaware in the first round. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.

References

  1. ↑ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ Ecker, Jim (September 28, 2008). "Panthers fall short". The Gazette . p. 12C. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Gray, Rob (October 12, 2008). "Unlikely Reception Sparks Panthers". The Des Moines Register . p. 1C. Retrieved October 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Jim (November 2, 2008). "Top Cats". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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