List of Northern Iowa Panthers football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Northern Iowa Panthers football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). [1] The Panthers fielded their first team in 1895 with no head coach designated. The first head coach was Fred Wolff and currently is Todd Stepsis.

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There was no football team fielded during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because it was deemed "...too severe to be played at the institution." [2] Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II.

Seasons

Legend

 † National Champions [3]
 ‡ Conference Champions [4]
  ^ Bowl game berth [5]
  * Playoff berth [6]

SeasonCoachConferenceSeason resultsBowl/Playoff resultFinal ranking
Conference finishWinsLossesTies [7] NCAA/TSN Poll [8] Coaches Poll [9]
Iowa State Normal School Normals
1895 No coachIndependent—120—
1896 Independent—430—
1897 Fred Wolff Independent—510—
1898 Kalita E. Leighton Independent—401—
1899 George Sweetland Independent—132—
1900 Fred A. Williams Independent—341—
1901 George B. Affleck Independent—532—
1902 Charles Pell Independent—161—
1903 Independent—431—
1904 Independent—531—
1905 Independent—532—
1906Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because of the Normal Athletic Board
1907
1908 Clayton B. Simmons Independent—500—
1909 Independent—600—
Iowa State Teachers College Tutors/Panthers
1910 James Owen Perrine Independent—141—
1911 Pat Pasini Independent—321—
1912 Independent—521—
1913 Allen P. Berkstresser Independent—231—
1914 Independent—251—
1915 Independent—330—
1916 Independent—170—
1917 James Owen Perrine Independent—230—
1918 Russell Glaesner Independent—130—
1919 Ivan Doseff Independent—241—
1920 Independent—421—
1921 Leland L. Mendenhall Independent—511—
1922 Independent—520—
1923 IIAC331—
1924 IIAC250—
1925 Paul F. Bender IIAC512—
1926 IIAC530—
1927 ‡IIAC1st701—
1928 ‡IIAC?1st513—
1929 IIAC340—
1930 Lawrence W. Whitford IIAC251—
1931 IIAC350—
1932 IIAC531—
1933 John Baker IIAC360—
1934 IIAC332—
1935 Thomas JohnsonNCC422—
1936 Clyde Starbeck NCC6th522—
1937 NCCT-3rd243—
1938 NCC7th350—
1939 NCC4th531—
1940 ‡NCC1st810—
1941 ‡NCC1st530—
1942 ‡NCC1st610—
1943Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II
1944
1945 NCC— [10] 330—
1946 ‡NCC1st412—
1947 ‡NCCT-1st♦531—
1948 ‡NCC1st730—
1949 ‡NCCT-1st♦520—
1950 NCCT-2nd440—
1951 NCC3rd340—
1952 ‡NCC1st620—
1953 NCC2nd630—
1954 NCCT-3rd350—
1955 NCC2nd810—
1956 NCC7th251—
1957 NCC3rd530—
1958 Bill Hammer NCC7th450—
1959 NCCT-4th630—
1960 ‡^ Stan Sheriff NCCT-1st♦910Lost Mineral Water Bowl vs. Hillsdale College, 17-6
State College of Iowa Panthers
1961 ‡NCCT-1st♦720—
1962 ‡NCCT-1st♦711—
1963 NCCT-2nd531—
1964 ‡^NCCT-1st♦920Won Pecan Bowl vs. Lamar Tech, 19-17
1965 NCC3rd450—
1966 NCC3rd450—
1967 NCC2nd730—
1968 NCCT-3rd550—
Northern Iowa Panthers
1969 NCC2nd550—
1970 NCCT-6th280—
1971 NCCT-2nd450—
1972 NCCT-4th460—
1973 NCC7th550—
1974 NCCT-5th541—
1975*NCC2nd930Quarterfinals Division II playoffs
1976 NCC3rd830—
1977 NCCT-2nd650—
1978 AMCU6th290—
1979 AMCU2nd650—
1980 AMCU3rd740—
1981 ‡AMCUT-1st♦560—
1982 ‡AMCUT-1st♦461—
1983 Darrell Mudra AMCU3rd650—
1984 ‡AMCUT-1st♦920—18
1985 ‡*GFC1st1120Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs4
1986 GFCT-2nd731—
1987 ‡*GFC1st1040Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs4
1988 Earle Bruce GFC4th560—
1989 Terry Allen GFCT-2nd830—20
1990 ‡*GFCT–1st♦840First Round Division I-AA playoffs11
1991 ‡*GFC1st1120Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs4
1992 ‡*GFC1st1220Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs3
1993 ‡*GFC1st840First Round Division I-AA playoffs13
1994 ‡*GFC1st840First Round Division I-AA playoffs11
1995 ‡*GFCT–1st♦850Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs18
1996 ‡*GFC1st122—Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs3
1997 Mike Dunbar GFC2nd74——
1998 GFCT–3rd74——25
1999 GFC3rd83——15
2000 GFC4th74——19
2001 ‡* Mark Farley GFC1st113—Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs4
2002 GFCT-6th56——
2003 ‡*GFCT–1st♦103—Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs5
2004 GFC3rd74——25
2005 ‡*GFCT–1st♦114—Finals Division I-AA playoffs2
2006 GFCT–2nd74——17
2007 ‡*GFC1st121—Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs45
2008 ‡*MVFCT–1st♦123—Semifinals Division I FCS playoffs44
2009 MVFCT–3rd74——1818
2010 ‡*MVFC1st75—First Round Division I FCS playoffs1918
2011 ‡*MVFCT–1st♦103—Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs65
2012 MVFCT–6th56——RV [11] — [11]
2013 MVFCT–7th75——RV [12] RV [13]
2014*MVFC3rd95—Second Round Division I FCS playoffs1010
2015*MVFCT–3rd95—Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs86
2016 MVFCT–4th56——RV [14] — [15]
2017*MVFCT–2nd85— Second Round Division I FCS playoffs 1919
2018*MVFCT–3rd76— Second Round Division I FCS playoffs 23—
2019*MVFC2nd105— Quarterfinal Division I FCS playoffs 55
2020 MVFC6th34——2524
2021*MVFC6th66— First Round Division I FCS playoffs 2325
2022 MVFCT–3rd65————
2023 MVFCT–3rd65————
2024 MVFC10th39————
2025 Todd Stepsis MVFC—00————
Total67743247(only includes regular season games)
11—(only includes bowl games; 2 appearances)
2623—(only includes playoff games; 22 appearances)
70445447(all games)
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

Bowl results

SeasonDateBowlOpponentResultSiteAttendance
1960 November 26Mineral Water BowlHillsdale CollegeL 17-6Excelsior Springs, Missouri
1964 December 12Pecan Bowl Lamar Tech W 19-17Abilene, Texas

Playoff results

Any playoff appearance prior to 1978 was in the NCAA Division II playoffs. All subsequent appearances were in Division I-AA, now known as Football Championship Subdivision. When Division I-AA was formed for football in 1978, the playoffs included just four teams, doubling to eight teams in its fourth season of 1981. In 1982 the I-AA playoffs were expanded to 12 teams, with each of the top four seeds receiving a first-round bye and a home game in the quarterfinals. In its ninth season of 1986, the I-AA playoffs were expanded again, to the present 16-team format, requiring four post-season victories to win the title. In April 2008 the NCAA announced that the playoff field will again expand to include 20 teams beginning in 2010. [16] The playoffs expanded to 24 teams starting in 2013.

SeasonDateRoundUNI SeedOpponentResultSiteAttendance
1975 November 29First-Western KentuckyL 14-12Cedar Falls, Iowa2,500
1985 December 7Quarterfinals4Eastern WashingtonW 17-14Cedar Falls, Iowa6,220
1985 December 14Semifinals4Georgia SouthernL 40-33Cedar Falls, Iowa12,300
1987 November 28First3Youngstown StateW 31-28Cedar Falls, Iowa3,887
1987 December 5Quarterfinals3Arkansas StateW 49-28Cedar Falls, Iowa6,100
1987 December 12Semifinals3Northeast LouisianaL 44-41 OTMonroe, Louisiana14,443
1990 December 12First11Boise StateL 20-3Boise, Idaho11,691
1991 November 30First3Weber StateW 38-21Cedar Falls, Iowa8,723
1991 December 7Quarterfinals3MarshallL 41-13Huntington, West Virginia16,889
1992 November 28First3Eastern WashingtonW 17-14Cedar Falls, Iowa13,149
1992 December 5Quarterfinals3McNeese StateW 29-7Cedar Falls, Iowa13,375
1992 December 12Semifinals3Youngstown StateL 19-7Cedar Falls, Iowa14,682
1993 November 27First13BostonL 27-21 2OTBoston, Massachusetts6,882
1994 November 28First11MontanaL 23-20Missoula, Montana7,958
1995 November 25First16Murray StateW 35-34Murray, Kentucky7,633
1995 December 3Quarterfinals16MarshallL 41-24Huntington, West Virginia14,472
1996 November 30First3Eastern IllinoisW 41-24Cedar Falls, Iowa10,402
1996 December 7Quarterfinals3William & MaryW 38-35Cedar Falls, Iowa10,796
1996 December 14Semifinals3MarshallL 31-14Huntington, West Virginia14,414
2001 December 1First-Eastern IllinoisW 49-43Charleston, Illinois6,824
2001 December 8Quarterfinals-MaineW 56-28Cedar Falls, Iowa9,525
2001 December 15Semifinals-MontanaL 38-0Missoula, Montana18,848
2003 November 29First-Montana StateW 35-14Cedar Falls, Iowa10,165
2003 December 2Quarterfinals-DelawareL 37-7Newark, Delaware11,881
2005 November 26First-Eastern WashingtonW 41-38Cedar Falls, Iowa7,746
2005 December 2Quarterfinals-New HampshireW 24-21Durham, New Hampshire8,448
2005 December 9Semifinals-Texas StateW 40-37 OTSan Marcos, Texas15,712
2005 December 16Championship-Appalachian StateL 21-16Chattanooga, Tennessee20,236
2007 November 24First1New HampshireW 38-35Cedar Falls, Iowa16,015
2007 December 1Quarterfinals1DelawareL 39-27Cedar Falls, Iowa15,803
2008 November 29First3MaineW 45-0Cedar Falls, Iowa8,477
2008 December 6Quarterfinals3New HampshireW 36-34Cedar Falls, Iowa9,055
2008 December 13Semifinals3RichmondL 21-20Cedar Falls, Iowa12,062
2010 November 27First-LehighL 14-7Cedar Falls, Iowa5,990
2011 December 3Second5WoffordW 28-21Cedar Falls, Iowa6,915
2011 December 9Quarterfinals5MontanaL 48-10Missoula, Montana23,049
2014 November 29First-Stephen F. AustinW 44-10Cedar Falls, Iowa10,307
2014 December 6Second-Illinois StateL 41-21Normal, Illinois5,575
2015 November 28First-Eastern IllinoisW 53-17Cedar Falls, Iowa7,062
2015 December 3Second-Portland StateW 29-17Portland, Oregon8,022
2015 December 12Quarterfinals-North Dakota StateL 23-13Fargo, North Dakota18,041

Notes

  1. ↑ The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Are You Ready for Some UNI Football!" (Press release). University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ Northern Iowa competes in the Football Championship Subdivision of Division I.
  4. ↑ The Gateway Football Conference became the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2008.
  5. ↑ The yellow color is used only when Northern Iowa reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Northern Iowa has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
  6. ↑ The blue color is used only when Northern Iowa receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Northern Iowa has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
  7. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
  8. ↑ Since the 1978 split in divisions, the NCAA, or more recently, The Sports Network Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Poll has been the major poll at the FCS level.
  9. ↑ The FCS Coaches Poll Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine was introduced in 2007. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
  10. ↑ There was no North Central Conference play because of World War II in 1945.
  11. 1 2 "Football Earns No. 20 Ranking in Final Polls". Flaggstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona University. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll". The Sports Network. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rankings". Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ "STATS FCS Poll". STATS FCS Football. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ "James Madison (14-1) Unanimous No. 1 After Championship Run". Southern Conference. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  16. ↑ The Sports Network (April 25, 2008). "NCAA approves playoff expansion to 20 teams for 2010". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.

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