2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 4[1]
FCS Coaches No. 4[2]
2008 record 12–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach Mark Farley (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Bill Salmon
Co-offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco
Home stadium UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)
2008 MVFC standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#4 Northern Iowa +^  7 –1     12 –3  
#11 Southern Illinois +^  7 –1     9 –3  
South Dakota State  6 –2     7 –5  
Western Illinois  4 –4     6 –5  
North Dakota State  4 –4     6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5     4 –7  
Youngstown State  3 –5     4 –8  
Illinois State  2 –6     3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8     0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008.[3] The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. On November 14, 2008 Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 5:00 pm at BYU* No. 3 LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT mtn L 17–41   64,108
September 6 4:05 pm South Dakota* No. 9 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA CFU W 24–13   12,904
September 20 4:05 pm No. 12 South Dakota State No. 8 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA CFU/Mediacom W 34–20   15,136
September 27 6:00 pm at No. 15 Southern Illinois No. 5 McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL Mediacom L 24–27   14,427
October 2 6:35 pm Nicholls State* No. 10 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPNU W 34–14   9,028
October 11 4:05 pm Illinois Statedagger No. 10 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA CFU/Mediacom W 31–17   16,100
October 18 4:05 pm No. 20 North Dakota State No. 6 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA KFXA/Missouri Valley FB TV W 23–13   13,416
October 25 3:00 pm at Youngstown State No. 5 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH W 21–20   15,937
November 1 12:05 pm at No. 14 Western Illinois No. 5 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL W 30–6   10,258
November 8 4:05 pm Missouri State No. 4 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA CFU/Mediacom W 42–0   13,426
November 15 11:00 am at Indiana State No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 28–0   2,381
November 22 2:00 pm at Southern Utah* No. 4 Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT W 34–24   3,145
November 29 4:05 pm No. 21 Maine* No. 4 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA W 40–15   8,477
December 6 6:00 pm No. 10 New Hampshire* No. 4 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN360 W 36–34   9,055
December 13 3:00 pm No. 7 Richmond* No. 4 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN L 20–21   12,062
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa		Alma Mater (Year)
Mark FarleyHead Coach8thNorthern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonRecruiting Coordinator
Offensive Line		9thNorthern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Receivers		8thNorthern Iowa (1980)
Mario VerduzcoCo-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks		8thSan José State (1988)
Atif AustinRunning Backs4thIowa State (2003)
Scott FrostCo-Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers		2ndNebraska (1997)
Chris KliemanCo-Defensive Coordinator
Secondary		3rdNorthern Iowa (1990)
Jerry MontgomeryDefensive Line3rdIowa (2001)
Erik ChinanderTight Ends5thIowa (2003)
Bill WiltDefensive Line1stEureka College (1977)

Rankings

Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Final
The Sports Network 3 9 9 8 5 10 10 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
FCS Coaches 4 5 8 7 5 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

References

  1. ↑ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  3. ↑ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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