2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 22–37 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	8–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Salmon (17th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jeremiah Johnson (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley in his 17th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth ^{[1] [2]} in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State. ^{[3] [4]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State *	No. 18	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Cyclones.tv	L 24–42	61,500
September 9	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly *	No. 21	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN [a] ESPN3	W 45–38 OT	10,246
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah *	No. 21	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	L 21–24	8,841
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 24–17	9,112
October 7	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 Western Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN ESPN3	L 29–38	12,642
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 38–18	14,347
October 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Youngstown State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN ESPN3	W 19–14	12,146
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 14–30	18,687
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 South Dakota		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN ESPN3	W 34–29	10,814
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	No. 25	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 25–10	6,157
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 24	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN ESPN3	W 41–3	8,232
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Monmouth *	No. 20	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 46–7	4,095
December 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 6 South Dakota State*	No. 20	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 22–37	7,518
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

1. Panther Sports Network involves these channels (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBC Sports Chicago Plus, KSMO/Charter Kansas City Ch. 62.1 (for KSMO))

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	18	21	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	20	19
Coaches	20	21–T	18	24	20	21	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	21	19

Panthers drafted

Draft Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
2018	Daurice Fountain	WR	5	159	Indianapolis Colts

References

1. "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
2. Courier, JIM NELSON Waterloo. "UNI romps to playoff victory over Monmouth". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
3. "FCS playoffs: South Dakota State Jackrabbits beat Northern Iowa 37-22". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
4. "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.