2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (24th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 4 South Dakota +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Missouri State *		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Illinois State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Youngstown State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Indiana State		3	–	5					4	–	8
North Dakota		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		1	–	7					3	–	9
Murray State		0	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mark Farley in his 24th and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing tenth in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 p.m.	Valparaiso *		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	W 35–7	8,458
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas *		O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN	Midco Sports+	W 17–10	3,946
September 14	6:30 p.m.	at No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska *		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 3–34	86,546
September 21	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii *	No. 25	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	L 7–36	11,402
October 5	4:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Dakota State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 3–41	12,611
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 South Dakota		DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 17–42	8,934
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 North Dakota		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 7–31	11,617
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Missouri State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 42–49	10,848
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 19–42	14,528
November 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Illinois State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 9–31	1,880
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 38–39 OT	7,038
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Indiana State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	W 41–34	8,398
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Valparaiso

See also: 2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team

Game One – Valparaiso Beacons (0–0) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	7	0	0	7
Panthers	14	14	7	0	35

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 PM
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) (indoor)
• Game attendance: 8,458
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (10:04) UNI – Layne Pryor 21-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:48; Northern Iowa 7–0) (2:48) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 20-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Northern Iowa 14–0) Second quarter (14:06) UNI – Tye Edwards 54-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:13; Northern Iowa 21–0) (11:12) VAL – Mike Mansaray 1-yard run, Ryan Hawk kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Northern Iowa 21–7) (3:28) UNI – Tye Edwards 12-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:02; Northern Iowa 28–7) Third quarter (10:35) UNI – Sergio Morancy 5-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:59; Northern Iowa 35–7) Fourth quarter No scoring

Statistics	VAL	UNI
First downs	5	29
Total yards	137	481
Rushing yards	29	365
Passing yards	108	116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8-19-0	12-17-0
Time of possession	18:13	41:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing	Rowan Keefe	6/16, 101 yds
	Rushing	Caron Tyler	2 car, 17 yds
	Receiving	Mike Mansaray	3 rec, 79 yds
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	12/17, 116 yds, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	15 car, 177 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Layne Pryor	3 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Game Two – Northern Iowa Panthers (1–0) vs St. Thomas Tommies (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	10	17
Tommies	7	0	3	0	10

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE
• Game attendance: 3,946
• Referee: Joe Smith
• TV: Midco Sports+

Game information

First quarter (6:50) STM – Patrick Wagner 13-yard pass from Michael Rostberg, Stephen Shagen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; St. Thomas 7–0) Second quarter (13:03) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 3-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:11; Tied 7–7) Third quarter (3:53) UST – Stephen Shagen 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 7:52; St. Thomas 10–7) Fourth quarter (10:49) UNI – Caden Palmer 19-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:21; Tied 10–10) (2:57) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 15-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 3:46; Northern Iowa 17–10)

Statistics	UNI	STMN
First downs	16	19
Total yards	331	297
Rushing yards	232	129
Passing yards	99	168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-25-0	19-29-0
Time of possession	25:00	35:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	11/25, 99 yds
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	14 car, 136 yds
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 rec, 52 yds
St. Thomas (MN)	Passing	Michael Rostberg	15/23, 104 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Hope Adebayo	20 car, 113 yds
	Receiving	Patrick Wagner	8 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

at No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Game Three – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–0) vs No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	0	0	3
No. 23 (FBS) Cornhuskers	7	14	6	7	34

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,546
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (11:40) NEB – Carter Nelson 24-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20, Nebraska 7-0) (1:32) UNI – Caden Palmer 31-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 10:08, Nebraska 7-3) Second quarter (13:04) NEB – Isaiah Neyor 18-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 7 plays,75 yards, 3:28, Nebraska 14-3) (6:51) NEB – Jacory Barney Jr. 10-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:05, Nebraska 21-3) Third quarter (6:17) NEB – Tristan Alvano 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:31, Nebraska 24-3) (0:43) NEB - Tristan Alvano 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:11, Nebraska 27-3) Fourth quarter (4:31) NEB – Emmett Johnson 36-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:33, Nebraska 34-3)

Statistics	UNI	NEB
First downs	18	22
Total yards	301	423
Rushing yards	139	142
Passing yards	162	281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	20–26–1
Time of possession	38:07	21:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	13/25, 117 yards, INT
	Rushing	Aidan Dunne	11 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	2 receptions, 30 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	17/23, 247 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	6 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Carter Nelson	4 receptions, 48 yards, TD

at Hawaii

See also: 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Game Four – No. 25 Northern Iowa Panthers (2–1) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
Rainbow Warriors	15	7	7	7	36

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 11:00 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C), NE 15 mph
• Game attendance: 11,402
• Referee: Jonathan Noli
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Jordan Helle (sideline)

Game information

First quarter HAW – Jonah Panoke 24-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 7:53. Rainbow Warriors 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:58. HAW – Pofele Ashlock 6-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Landon Sims pass to Hunter Higham), 0:40. Rainbow Warriors 15–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:32. Second quarter HAW – Nick Cenacle 20-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 9:10. Rainbow Warriors 22–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:34. UNI – Aidan Dunne 3-yard run (Caden Palmer kick), 4:02. Rainbow Warriors 22–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 5:00. Third quarter HAW – Nick Cenacle 1-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 3:21. Rainbow Warriors 29–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:48. Fourth quarter HAW – Landon Sims 6-yard run (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 6:58. Rainbow Warriors 36–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:07.

Statistics	UNI	HAW
First downs	13	29
Total yards	199	528
Rushing yards	72	149
Passing yards	127	379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–0	36–44–2
Time of possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	13/20, 104 yards
	Rushing	Amauri Pesek-Hickson	6 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 receptions, 38 yards
Hawaii	Passing	Brayden Schager	35/43, 374 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Landon Sims	7 carries, 35 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dekel Crowdus	3 receptions, 83 yards

No. 1 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Game Five – No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3–1) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	20	14	0	41
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SDST	UNI
First downs	17	16
Total yards	390	246
Rushing yards	139	66
Passing yards	251	180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-26-	17-31-2
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	16-22 223 yards 3 TD
	Rushing	Kirby Vorhees	8 Carries 45 Yards
	Receiving	Angel Johnson	2 Catches 78 Yards 1 TD
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	8-15 113 Yards 0 TD 2 INT
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	12 Carries 62 Yards
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	6 Catches 73 Yards

at No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Game Six – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–3) vs No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	3	7	0	17
No. 4 Coyotes	7	21	14	0	42

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNI	SDAK
First downs	16	24
Total yards	311	513
Rushing yards	56	192
Passing yards	255	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-28-1	18-21-0
Time of possession	24:31	35:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Matthew Schecklman	18-26 250 yards 1 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	19 carries 53 yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Desmond Hutson	4 Receptions 94 Yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	17-20 284 Yards 2 TD
	Rushing	Charles Pierre Jr	21 Carries 105 Yards 2 TD
	Receiving	AJ Coons	2 Receptions 61 Yards 1 TD

at No. 9 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Game Seven – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–4) vs No. 9 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 9 Fighting Hawks	7	14	0	10	31

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNI	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team

Game Eight – Missouri State Bears (5–2) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MOST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 1 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

Game Nine – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–6) vs No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	16	0	19
No. 1 Bison	14	14	7	7	42

at Fargodome • Fargo, ND

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium); 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,528
• Referee: Jason Berg
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dom Izzo (play-by-play), Kyle Emanuel (analyst) and Sam Goetzinger (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (14:44) NDSU – TK Marshall 100-yard kickoff return, Griffin Crosa kick (North Dakota State 7–0) (8:44) UNI – Caden Palmer 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:00; North Dakota State 7–3) (0:58) NDSU – CharMar Brown 5-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:40; North Dakota State 14–3) Second quarter (6:54) NDSU – Bryce Lance 14-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 6:34; North Dakota State 21–3) (1:47) NDSU – Braylon Henderson 15-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; North Dakota State 28–3) Third quarter (12:48) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 6-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:40; North Dakota State 35–3) (9:05) UNI – Sergio Morancy 31-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Brady McCullough pass (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; North Dakota State 35–11) (1:52) UNI – Sergio Morancy 9-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Derek Anderson pass (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:18; North Dakota State 35–19) Fourth quarter (12:59) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 11-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; North Dakota State 42–19)

Statistics	UNI	NDSU
First downs	18	24
Total yards	344	422
Rushing yards	74	189
Passing yards	270	233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–32–0	18–21–0
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Matthew Schecklman	22/32, 270 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	12 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/20, 216 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	18 carries, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

No. 18 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Game Ten – No. 18 Illinois State Redbirds (6–3) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ILST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Game Eleven – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–8) vs Youngstown State Penguins (3–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNI	YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Indiana State

See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Game Twelve – Indiana State Sycamores (4–7) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2024". ESPN . Retrieved August 11, 2025.
2. "2024 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa . Retrieved August 11, 2025.