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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|Mode=football
|mode=football
|Year=2016
|year=2016
|Team=Northern Iowa Panthers
|team=Northern Iowa Panthers
|Image=UNI wordmark.png
|image=Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg
|ImageSize=175
|image_size=175
|Conference=Missouri Valley Football Conference
|conference=Missouri Valley Football Conference
|Division=
|division=
|ShortConference=MVFC
|short_conf=MVFC
|STATSRank = 10
|STATSRank =
|FCSCoachRank = 11
|FCSCoachRank =
|Record=1–2
|record=5–6
|conf_record=4–4
|ConfRecord=0–0
|HeadCoach=[[Mark Farley]]
|head_coach=[[Mark Farley]]
|HCYear=16th
|hc_year=16th
| off_coach = [[Todd Sturdy]]
|OffCoach=Bill Salmon
| oc_year = 1st
|DefCoach=Jeremiah Johnson
|cooff_coach1= Bill Salmon
|OScheme=Multiple
|DScheme=3–4
|cooc1_year= 16th
|cooff_coach2= [[Ryan Mahaffey]]
|StadiumArena =[[UNI-Dome]] (c. 16,324, Field-Turf)
|Champion=
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|def_coach=Jeremiah Johnson
|BowlTourney =
|off_scheme=Multiple
|BowlTourneyResult =
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|stadium =[[UNI-Dome]]
|champion=
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}}
}}
{{2016 MVFC football standings}}
{{2016 MVFC football standings}}
The '''2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team''' represents the [[University of Northern Iowa]] in the [[2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season]]. The team is coached by [[Mark Farley]] in his sixteenth season and play their home games in the [[UNI-Dome]]. They are a member of the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]].
==Personnel==


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.
===Roster===
*[http://www.unipanthers.com/roster.aspx?path=football 2016 Roster]


==Schedule==
===Coaching staff===
{{CFB schedule
{| class="wikitable"
| rankyear = 2016
! Name !! Position !! Year at<br>Northern Iowa !! [[Alma Mater]] (Year)
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
|- align="center"
| poll = STATS
| [[Mark Farley]] || Head Coach || 16th || [[University of Northern Iowa|Northern Iowa]] (1987)
| timezone = Central
|- align="center"
|}


|{{CFB schedule entry
{{clear}}
| date = September 3

| time = 7:00&nbsp;pm
==Season==
| w/l = w

| nonconf = y
===Schedule===
| away = y
{{CFB Schedule Start|rankyear=2016|attend=yes|rank=yes}}
| rank = 5
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| opponent = [[2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 PM
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = [[2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Jack Trice Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Jack Trice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Ames, Iowa|Ames, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Ames, Iowa|Ames, IA]]
| tv = Cyclones.tv
| gamename =
| score = 25–20
| tv = Cyclones.TV
| score = 25–20
| attend = 60,629
| overtime =
| attend = 60,629
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| date = September 10
| time = 4:00 PM
| time = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[2016 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank = 14
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[2016 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = [[UNI-Dome]]
| site_stadium = [[UNI-Dome]]
| site_cityst = [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls, IA]]
| tv = PSN<br>[[ESPN3]]
| gamename =
| score = 14–20
| tv = PSN/[[ESPN3]]
| score = 14–20
| attend = 12,346
| overtime =
| attend = 12,346
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| date = September 17
| time = 6:00 PM
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away = y
| away = yes
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]]
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opprank = 8
| opponent = [[2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]]
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = [[Roos Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Roos Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Cheney, Washington|Cheney, WA]]
| site_cityst = [[Cheney, Washington|Cheney, WA]]
| tv = [[SWX Right Now|SWX]]<br>CSNC+
| gamename =
| score = 30–34
| tv = [[SWX Right Now|SWX]]/CSNC+
| score = 30–34
| attend = 9,111
| overtime =
| attend = 9,111
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| date = October 1
| time = 4:00 PM
| time = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = yes
| rank = 12
| opponent = [[2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team|Southern Illinois]]
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team|Southern Illinois]]
| opprank =
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| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = PSN<br>ESPN3
| gamename =
| score = 42–21
| tv = PSN/ESPN3
| score =
| attend = 13,710
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| date = October 8
| time = 2:00 PM
| time = 2:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| homecoming =
| rank = 11
| opponent = [[2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team|South Dakota]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team|South Dakota]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[DakotaDome]]
| site_stadium = [[DakotaDome]]
| site_cityst = [[Vermillion, South Dakota|Vermillion, SD]]
| site_cityst = [[Vermillion, South Dakota|Vermillion, SD]]
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 25–28
| score =
| attend = 10,221
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| date = October 15
| time = 6:00 PM
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| homecoming =
| rank = 21
| opponent = [[2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team|Youngstown State]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank = 14
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team|Youngstown State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Stambaugh Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Stambaugh Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, OH]]
| site_cityst = [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, OH]]
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 10–14
| score =
| attend = 13,373
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| date = October 22
| time = 1:00 PM
| time = 1:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Missouri State Bears football team|Missouri State]]
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| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Missouri State Bears football team|Missouri State]]
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| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
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| gamename =
| score = 61–7
| tv = PSN, ESPN3
| score =
| attend = 12,014
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| date = October 29
| time = 6:00 PM
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 North Dakota State Bison football team|North Dakota State]]
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| away =
| opprank = 4
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 North Dakota State Bison football team|North Dakota State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = PSN<br>ESPN3
| gamename =
| score = 20–24
| tv = PSN, ESPN3
| score =
| attend = 12,032
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
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}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| date = November 5
| time = 12:00 PM
| time = 12:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = y
| homecoming =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team|Indiana State]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team|Indiana State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]]
| site_cityst = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]]
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 39–6
| score =
| attend = 3,409
| overtime =
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}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| date = November 12
| time = 1:00 PM
| time = 1:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = y
| homecoming =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team|Western Illinois]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank = 19
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team|Western Illinois]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Hanson Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Hanson Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Macomb, Illinois|Macomb, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Macomb, Illinois|Macomb, IL]]
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 30–23
| score =
| attend = 3,412
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| date = November 19
| time = 4:00 PM
| time = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| w/l =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team|South Dakota State]]
| homecoming =
| away =
| opprank = 8
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team|South Dakota State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–45
| score =
| attend = 10,511
}}
| overtime =
| attend = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=|poll=STATS FCS at time of game|timezone=[[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central Time]]}}
* <small>Source: [http://www.unipanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=football Schedule]</small>
* <small>Source: [http://www.unipanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=football Schedule]</small>
PSN (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; [[KCRG-TV]] Ch. 9.2; [[WHO]] Ch. 13.2; [[KGCW]] Ch. 26, [[Comcast SportsNet Chicago]])
*PSN (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; [[KCRG-TV]] Ch. 9.2; [[WHO-DT]] Ch. 13.2; [[KGCW]] Ch. 26, [[Comcast SportsNet Chicago]])

==Game summaries==


==Game notes==
===At Iowa State===
===at Iowa State===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road='''#5 Panthers'''
|Road='''#5 Panthers'''
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{{see also|2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team}}
{{see also|2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 5–21–3
| 2015
| ISU, 31–7
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===Montana===
===Montana===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road='''#14 Grizzlies'''
|Road='''#14 Grizzlies'''
|R1= 10
|R1=10
|R2= 10
|R2=10
|R3= 0
|R3=0
|R4= 0
|R4=0
|Home=#3 Panthers
|Home=#3 Panthers
|H1= 7
|H1=7
|H2= 0
|H2=0
|H3= 0
|H3=0
|H4= 7
|H4=7
}}
}}


{{see also|2016 Montana Grizzlies football team}}
{{see also|2016 Montana Grizzlies football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 0–5
| 2011 ([[2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season|FCS Playoffs]])
| MONT, 48–10
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===at Eastern Washington===
===At Eastern Washington===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#10 Panthers
|Road=#10 Panthers
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{{see also|2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 6–0
| 2015
| UNI, 38–35
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===Southern Illinois===
===Southern Illinois===
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|Road=Salukis
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|H3=0
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|H4=7
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}}


{{see also|2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
{{see also|2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 18–16
| 2015
| UNI, 49–28
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===at South Dakota===
===At South Dakota===
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}}


{{see also|2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
{{see also|2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 27–18–1
| 2015
| UNI, 20–7
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===at Youngstown State===
===At Youngstown State===
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|Home='''#14 Penguins'''
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|H3=
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|H4=
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}}


{{see also|2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team}}
{{see also|2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 21–7
| 2013
| UNI, 22–20
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===Missouri State===
===Missouri State===
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|R4=
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|H3=
|H3=20
|H4=
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}}


{{see also|2016 Missouri State Bears football team}}
{{see also|2016 Missouri State Bears football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 31–5
| 2015
| UNI, 41–0
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===North Dakota State===
===North Dakota State===
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|Road=Bison
|Road='''#4 Bison'''
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|R4=3
|Home=Panthers
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|H3=
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|H4=
|H4=7
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}}


{{see also|2016 North Dakota State Bison football team}}
{{see also|2016 North Dakota State Bison football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 26–23
| 2015 ([[2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season|FCS Playoffs]])
| NDSU, 23–13
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===at Indiana State===
===At Indiana State===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
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|Road=Panthers
|Road='''Panthers'''
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|R2=14
|R3=
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|R4=
|R4=6
|Home=Sycamores
|Home=Sycamores
|H1=
|H1=0
|H2=
|H2=3
|H3=
|H3=3
|H4=
|H4=0
}}
}}


{{see also|2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
{{see also|2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 25–5
| 2015
| UNI, 59–13
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===at Western Illinois===
===At Western Illinois===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Panthers
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|R2=
|R2=6
|R3=
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|R4=
|R4=10
|Home=Leathernecks
|Home=#19 Leathernecks
|H1=
|H1=0
|H2=
|H2=3
|H3=
|H3=6
|H4=
|H4=14
}}
}}


{{see also|2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team}}
{{see also|2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 30–14
| 2015
| WIU, 24–19
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


===South Dakota State===
===South Dakota State===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jackrabbits
|Road='''#8 Jackrabbits'''
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|R2=
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|R3=
|R3=7
|R4=
|R4=17
|Home=Panthers
|Home=Panthers
|H1=
|H1=14
|H2=
|H2=3
|H3=
|H3=7
|H4=
|H4=0
}}
}}


{{see also|2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team}}
{{see also|2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Overall record
! Last meeting
! Result
|- align="center"
| 29–19–2
| 2015
| UNI, 10–7
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}


==Ranking movements==
==Ranking movements==
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 2 September 2024

2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Sturdy (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (16th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRyan Mahaffey (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Iowa State*No. 5Cyclones.tvW 25–2060,629
September 104:00 pmNo. 14 Montana*No. 3PSN
ESPN3
L 14–2012,346
September 176:00 pmat No. 8 Eastern Washington*No. 10SWX
CSNC+
L 30–349,111
October 14:00 pmSouthern IllinoisdaggerNo. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3
W 42–2113,710
October 82:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 11ESPN3L 25–2810,221
October 156:00 pmat No. 14 Youngstown StateNo. 21ESPN3L 10–1413,373
October 221:00 pmMissouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3
W 61–712,014
October 296:00 pmNo. 4 North Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3
L 20–2412,032
November 512:00 pmat Indiana StateESPN3W 39–63,409
November 121:00 pmat No. 19 Western IllinoisESPN3W 30–233,412
November 194:00 pmNo. 8 South Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN3L 24–4510,511
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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At Iowa State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Panthers 0 16 3 6 25
Cyclones 7 6 0 7 20

Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Grizzlies 10 10 0 0 20
#3 Panthers 7 0 0 7 14

At Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Panthers 10 14 0 6 30
#8 Eagles 0 7 14 13 34

Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 7 0 21
#12 Panthers 14 21 0 7 42

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Panthers 14 3 0 8 25
Coyotes 14 7 7 0 28

At Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Panthers 0 10 0 0 10
#14 Penguins 0 0 0 14 14

Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Panthers 17 17 20 7 61

North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bison 7 7 7 3 24
Panthers 0 6 7 7 20

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 14 6 6 39
Sycamores 0 3 3 0 6

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 6 7 10 30
#19 Leathernecks 0 3 6 14 23

South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Jackrabbits 14 7 7 17 45
Panthers 14 3 7 0 24

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS53 (5)1014121121RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches53–T1114121121RVRVRVRVRVRV

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