2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 22–37 vs. South Dakota State | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 19 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
2017 record | 8–5 (6–2 MVFC) |
Head coach | Mark Farley (17th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 South Dakota State^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 South Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley in his 17th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth[1][2] in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.[3][4]
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2016 season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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Mark Farley | Head Coach | 17th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 18 | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | Cyclones.tv | L 24–42 | 61,500 | ||
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* | No. 21 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | PSN[lower-alpha 1] ESPN3 |
W 45–38 OT | 10,246 | ||
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah* | No. 21 | Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV | L 21–24 | 8,841 | ||
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 24–17 | 9,112 | |||
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Western Illinois | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | PSN ESPN3 |
L 29–38 | 12,642 | |||
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN3 | W 38–18 | 14,347 | |||
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 Youngstown State![]() |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | PSN ESPN3 |
W 19–14 | 12,146 | |||
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN3 | L 14–30 | 18,687 | |||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 South Dakota | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | PSN ESPN3 |
W 34–29 | 10,814 | |||
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 25 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN3 | W 25–10 | 6,157 | ||
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 24 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | PSN ESPN3 |
W 41–3 | 8,232 | ||
November 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | No. 20 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 46–7 | 4,095 | ||
December 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State* | No. 20 | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 22–37 | 7,518 | ||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
- Source: Schedule
- ↑ 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, KSMO/Charter Kansas City Ch. 62.1 (for KSMO))
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | 18 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
Coaches | 20 | 21–T | 18 | 24 | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 |
Panthers drafted
Draft Year | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
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2018 | Daurice Fountain | WR | 5 | 159 | Indianapolis Colts |
References
- ↑ "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ↑ Courier, JIM NELSON Waterloo. "UNI romps to playoff victory over Monmouth". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ↑ "FCS playoffs: South Dakota State Jackrabbits beat Northern Iowa 37-22". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ↑ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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