2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
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| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 4[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 4[2] |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Southern Illinois +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008.[3] The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. On November 14, 2008 Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.
Schedule
August 305:00 pmat BYU*No. 3
mtnL 17–4164,108 September 64:05 pmSouth Dakota*No. 9
CFUW 24–1312,904 September 204:05 pmNo. 12 South Dakota StateNo. 8
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 34–2015,136 September 276:00 pmat No. 15 Southern IllinoisNo. 5
MediacomL 24–2714,427 October 26:35 pmNicholls State*No. 10
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
ESPNUW 34–149,028
October 114:05 pmIllinois State
No. 10
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 31–1716,100 October 184:05 pmNo. 20 North Dakota StateNo. 6
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA/Missouri Valley FB TVW 23–1313,416 October 253:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 5
W 21–2015,937 November 112:05 pmat No. 14 Western IllinoisNo. 5
W 30–610,258 November 84:05 pmMissouri StateNo. 4
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 42–013,426 November 1511:00 amat Indiana StateNo. 4
W 28–02,381 November 222:00 pmat Southern Utah*No. 4
W 34–243,145 November 294:05 pmNo. 21 Maine*No. 4
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
W 40–158,477 December 66:00 pmNo. 10 New Hampshire*No. 4
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN360W 36–349,055 December 133:00 pmNo. 7 Richmond*No. 4
- UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA
ESPNL 20–2112,062
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa |
Alma Mater (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Farley | Head Coach | 8th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line |
9th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Receivers |
8th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks |
8th | San José State (1988) |
| Atif Austin | Running Backs | 4th | Iowa State (2003) |
| Scott Frost | Co-Defensive Coordinator Linebackers |
2nd | Nebraska (1997) |
| Chris Klieman | Co-Defensive Coordinator Secondary |
3rd | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Jerry Montgomery | Defensive Line | 3rd | Iowa (2001) |
| Erik Chinander | Tight Ends | 5th | Iowa (2003) |
| Bill Wilt | Defensive Line | 1st | 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 | Wk 13 | Final |
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| The Sports Network | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FCS Coaches | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
References
- ^ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-10-12.[permanent dead link]