2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
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| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 18[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 18[2] |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Southern Illinois $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 South Dakota State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished tied for first (of nine) in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC). The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The team finished with a record of 7–4 (5–3 MVC).
Season
Defensive End Jason Ruffin was selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Schedule
September 511:05 amat Iowa*No. 4
BTNL 16–1770,585 September 124:05 pmSouth Dakota*No. 4
KWWLW 66–712,688 September 194:05 pmSaint Francis*No. 3
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–010,981 September 261:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 3
KWWL (7.3)W 35–715,038 October 34:05 pmIndiana StateNo. 3
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
W 62–714,860 October 106:00 pmat North Dakota StateNo. 3
KWWL (7.3)W 42–2716,418 October 174:05 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 2
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomL 20–2717,190 October 242:00 pmat South Dakota StateNo. 6
L 14–2415,523 November 74:05 pmYoungstown StateNo. 11
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
W 28–711,025 November 144:05 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 11
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–011,070 November 211:00 pmat Illinois StateNo. 9
MediacomL 20–226,287
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa |
Alma Mater (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Farley | Head Coach | 9th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line |
10th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Receivers |
9th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks |
9th | San José State (1988) |
| Atif Austin | Running Backs Special Teams Coordinator |
5th | Iowa State (2003) |
| Chris Klieman | Defensive Coordinator Secondary |
4th | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Erik Chinander | Recruiting Coordinator Tight Ends |
6th | Iowa (2003) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Recruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach | 3rd | Kansas (2000) |
| Jovan Dewitt | Linebackers | 1st | Northern Michigan (1999) |
| Derek Moore | Definsive Assistant | 1st | Buena Vista (2000) |
| Bill Wilt | Defensive Line | 2nd | Eureka College (1977) |
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 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | ||
| FCS Coaches | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 |