2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
| 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 22–37 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 19 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
| Record | 8–5 (6–2 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (17th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson (5th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (capacity: 16,324) |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cyclones.tv | L 24–42 | 61,500 | |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* | No. 21 | PSN[a] ESPN3 | W 45–38 OT | 10,246 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah* | No. 21 | Pluto TV | L 21–24 | 8,841 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | W 24–17 | 9,112 | ||
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Western Illinois |
| PSN ESPN3 | L 29–38 | 12,642 | |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota State | ESPN3 | W 38–18 | 14,347 | ||
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 Youngstown State |
| PSN ESPN3 | W 19–14 | 12,146 | |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | ESPN3 | L 14–30 | 18,687 | ||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 South Dakota |
| PSN ESPN3 | W 34–29 | 10,814 | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 25 | ESPN3 | W 25–10 | 6,157 | |
| November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 24 |
| PSN ESPN3 | W 41–3 | 8,232 |
| November 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | W 46–7 | 4,095 |
| December 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | L 22–37 | 7,518 |
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.