2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–4 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (16th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Ryan Mahaffey (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley in his sixteenth season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were 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 fourth place.
Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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Mark Farley | Head Coach | 16th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Iowa State * | No. 5 | Cyclones.tv | W 25–20 | 60,629 | |
September 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 14 Montana * | No. 3 | PSN ESPN3 | L 14–20 | 12,346 | |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 Eastern Washington * | No. 10 | SWX CSNC+ | L 30–34 | 9,111 | |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 12 |
| PSN ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 13,710 |
October 8 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 11 | ESPN3 | L 25–28 | 10,221 | |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Youngstown State | No. 21 | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 13,373 | |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Missouri State |
| PSN ESPN3 | W 61–7 | 12,014 | |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 North Dakota State |
| PSN ESPN3 | L 20–24 | 12,032 | |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Indiana State | ESPN3 | W 39–6 | 3,409 | ||
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Western Illinois | ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 3,412 | ||
November 19 | 4:00 pm | No. 8 South Dakota State |
| ESPN3 | L 24–45 | 10,511 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Panthers | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
Cyclones | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
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#14 Grizzlies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
#3 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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#10 Panthers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
#8 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
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Salukis | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
#12 Panthers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
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#11 Panthers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
Coyotes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#21 Panthers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#14 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Panthers | 17 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 61 |
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#4 Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
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Panthers | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
Sycamores | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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Panthers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
#19 Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
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#8 Jackrabbits | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
Panthers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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