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2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
The 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 19th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego and South Dakota State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to James Madison.
Quick Facts Northern Iowa Panthers football, NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 0–17 vs. James Madison ...
| 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 0–17 vs. James Madison | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 5 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–5 (6–2 MVFC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson (7th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
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Preseason All–MVFC team
The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
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Offense Briley Moore – TE Jackson Scott-Brown – OL |
Defense Xavior Williams – DB |
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 21 FBS Iowa State* | No. 18 | FS1 | L 26–29 3OT | 61,500 | |||
| September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 11 | PSN[lower-alpha 1]/ESPN3 | W 34–14 | 9,241 | |||
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Idaho State* | No. 9 |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 13–6 | 8,339 | ||
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Weber State* | No. 9 | Pluto TV | L 17–29 | 6,582 | |||
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 18 Youngstown State | No. 13 |
| PSN/ESPN3 | W 21–14 | 10,137 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 10 | ESPN+ | L 14–46 | 18,178 | |||
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | South Dakota | No. 14 |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 42–27 | 10,201 | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 29–6 | 6,583 | |||
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Illinois State | No. 9 | NBCCH/ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 6,705 | |||
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 5 |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 17–9 | 8,442 | ||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 8 South Dakota State | No. 4 | ESPN3 | L 7–38 | 7,317 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–7 | 8,920 | ||
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego* | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 17–3 | 3,743 | ||
| December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 10 South Dakota State* | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 13–10 | 4,102 | ||
| December 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison* | No. 6 | ESPN2 | L 0–17 | 8,741 | |||
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- 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)
At Iowa State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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| No. 18 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| No. 21 (FBS) Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
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See also: 2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Southern Utah
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 11 Panthers | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
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Idaho State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 9 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
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See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team
At Weber State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 5 Wildcats | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
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See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team
Youngstown State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 13 Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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At North Dakota State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Panthers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 1 Bison | 15 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 46 |
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South Dakota
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 14 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team
At Missouri State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Panthers | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team
At Illinois State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| No. 7 Redbirds | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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Indiana State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sycamores | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| No. 5 Panthers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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At South Dakota State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 8 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
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Western Illinois
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 9 Panthers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
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The Panthers were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against San Diego.[5]
San Diego–First Round
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
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See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team
At South Dakota State–Second Round
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| No. 10 Jackrabbits | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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At James Madison–Quarterfinals
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| No. 6 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 Northern Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.