2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 16–23 vs. UC Davis | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 23 |
Record | 7–6 (5–3 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John Bond (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson (6th season) |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 18th 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 7–6, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to UC Davis in the second round.
Preseason
Preseason MVFC poll
The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Dakota State | 390 (39) |
2 | South Dakota State | 270 |
3 | Northern Iowa | 258 |
4 | Youngstown State | 248 |
5 | Illinois State | 248 |
6 | South Dakota | 206 |
7 | Western Illinois | 163 |
8 | Southern Illinois | 139 |
9 | Missouri State | 90 |
10 | Indiana State | 41 |
Preseason All-MVFC Teams
The Panthers placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Briley Moore – TE 2nd team Marcus Weymiller – RB Isaiah Weston – WR Cal Twait – OL | Defense 1st team Rickey Neal Jr. – LB 2nd team Xavior Williams – DB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Montana* | No. 13 | PSN[a] | L 23–26 | 25,018 | |
September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Iowa* | No. 21 | BTN | L 14–38 | 69,250 | |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Hampton* | No. 25 | PSN/ESPN3 | W 44–0 | 9,116 | |
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 23 |
| ESPN3 | W 33–0 | 5,487 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 22 |
| PSN/ESPN+ | L 31–56 | 9,899 |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 South Dakota | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 9,513 | ||
October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 South Dakota State![]() | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–9 | 12,013 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 2,832 | |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 26–16 | 10,838 | |
November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 22 | ESPN+ | L 10–31 | 8,407 | |
November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri State |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 37–0 | 10,072 | |
November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Lamar* |
| ESPN3 | W 16–13 | 4,082 | |
December 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 7 UC Davis* |
| ESPN3 | L 16–23 | 8,306 | |
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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)
Ranking movements
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 13 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | RV | 25 | 17 | RV | 22 | RV | RV | 23 |
Coaches | 12 | 18 | 18–T | 22 | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV |
Game summaries
At Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
No. 24 Grizzlies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
At Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 21 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Hawkeyes | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
Hampton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 25 Panthers | 10 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
At Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Panthers | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
No. 22 Panthers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
At South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
No. 24 Coyotes | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Jackrabbits | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
No. 25 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
At Western Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Leathernecks | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Redbirds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Panthers | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
At Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Penguins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Lamar—NCAA Division I First Round
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Panthers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
At UC Davis—NCAA Division I Second Round
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
No. 7 Aggies | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Personnel
Roster
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