2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference.[2] The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.
| 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway co-champion | |
Division I-AA Championship Game, L 16–21 vs. Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 2[1] |
| 2005 record | 11–4 (5–2 Gateway) |
| Head coach | Mark Farley (5th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Northern Iowa +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Southern Illinois +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Youngstown State + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season
Roster
Eric Sanders QB Dexter Hill QB Nick Nelson QB David Horne RB Terrance Freeney RB Corey Lewis RB Jason Breeland RB Dexter Hill RB David Shields James Lindgren Johnny Gray WR/KR Jamie Goodwin WR Cyrus Garrett WR Matt Garvin WR Justin Surrency WR/KR Patrick Hunter WR Everett Roberts WR Brian Cutright WR Curt Bradley Ross Hannam Dre Dokes Tanner Varner Ryan Manahl Tyler Reagan B.J. Stotser Darin Heideman Brett Koebcke Chris Parsons John Hermann Curtis Cooper DB Charles Johnson Dave Schratz Jordan Lacy DE Matt Tharp DB Michael Matthes Kevin Stensrud Clifford Waters SS Mark Huygens Andrew Key Brannon Carter WR Christian Perera Everette Pedescleaux DL Andrew Williams DB Sean McMoore DB Terrell McMoore CB Adam Kos LB/DE Nick Pauly LB/DE Araf Evans-Sykes OL/DL Brian Wingert DB Justin Kirk DB Matt Mackey DB Matt Adams DB Nick Alvarez DB Jake Holmes WR
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head Coach | 5th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 7:05 pm | Drake* | No. 12 | KFXA/KDSM | W 52–17 | 10,385 | |
| September 10 | 7:05 pm | Minnesota Duluth* | No. 12 |
| W 49–14 | 8,893 | |
| September 17 | 2:30 pm | at No. 22 (I–A) Iowa* | No. 9 | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 70,585 | |
| October 1 | 1:05 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 8 | W 41–24 | 14,603 | ||
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 7 |
| L 21–24 | 10,778 | |
| October 15 | 4:05 pm | Indiana State | No. 14 |
| W 31–10 | 12,449 | |
| October 22 | 1:30 pm | at Illinois State | No. 13 | L 3–38 | 12,626 | ||
| October 29 | 3:05 pm | No. 11 Youngstown State | No. 21 |
| KFXA/KDSM/FCS | W 21–7 | 11,242 |
| November 5 | 4:05 pm | at No. 6 Western Kentucky | No. 17 |
| FSNM | W 23–20 2OT | 12,364 |
| November 12 | 5:05 pm | No. 4 Southern Illinois | No. 14 |
| W 25–24 | 15,536 | |
| November 19 | 5:05 pm | Northern Arizona* | No. 10 |
| W 41–17 | 8,142 | |
| November 26 | 7:05 pm | No. 15 Eastern Washington* | No. 7 |
| W 41–38 | 7,746 | |
| December 3 | 10:00 am | at No. 1 New Hampshire* | No. 7 |
| ESPNGP | W 24–21 | 8,448 |
| December 9 | 7:05 pm | at No. 4 Texas State* | No. 7 | ESPN2 | W 40–37 OT | 15,712 | |
| December 16 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 7 | ESPN2 | L 16–21 | 20,236 | |
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Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final |
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| The Sports Network | 12[3] | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2[1] |
References
- "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- "YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Football Conference. October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
- "UNI Ranked No. 12 in Sports Network Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 8, 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved November 27, 2010.