1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
1989 record8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coachTerry Allen (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,000, astro-turf)
1989 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 1 0  10 3 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 2 0  9 4 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 2 0  8 3 0
Illinois State 4 2 0  5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0  4 7 0
Western Illinois 1 5 0  4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2Mankato StateL 14–22
September 16at Kansas State*W 10–8
September 23Fort Hays State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–15
September 30at Southwest Missouri StateL 22–37
October 7at Western IllinoisW 21–10
October 14at Indiana StateW 24–21
October 21Ferris State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 39–3
October 28at Eastern IllinoisW 31–28
November 4at Illinois StateL 13–32
November 11Southern Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 38–14
November 18Eastern Washington
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–21
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 12 Willie Beamon Fr
DE 96 James Jones Jr
DB 9 Chris Klieman Jr
LB 55 Bryce Paup Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bryce PaupLinebacker6159Green Bay Packers

[1]

  • Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.[2]

References

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