| 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |||
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| Missouri Valley Football Conference Co-Champions | |||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Sports Network | #4[1] | ||
| Coaches | #4[2] | ||
| 2008 record | 12–3 (7–1 Missouri Valley) | ||
| Head coach | Mark Farley (8th year) | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon Mario Verduzco | ||
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,000, astro-turf) | ||
Seasons
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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 is coached by Mark Farley and play their home games in the UNI-Dome.
Facts
- On November 14, 2008 Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back Missouri Valley Football Conference championships since the 1995–1996 seasons.
- Northern Iowa was awarded the 3rd seed in the 2008 FCS Playoffs.
Season
Roster
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) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| August 30* | 5:00 pm | at Brigham Young | #3 | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | MountainWest SN | L 17–41 | 64,108 | |
| September 6* | 4:05 p.m | South Dakota | #9 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | CFU | W 24–13 | 12,904 | |
| September 20 | 4:05 pm | South Dakota State | #8 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | CFU, Mediacom | W 34–20 | 15,136 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | #5 | McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL | Mediacom | L 24–27 | 14,427 | |
| October 2* | 6:35 pm | Nicholls State | #10 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPNU | W 34–14 | 9,028 | |
| October 11† | 4:05 pm | Illinois State | #10 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | CFU, Mediacom | W 31–17 | 16,100 | |
| October 18 | 4:05 pm | North Dakota State | #6 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | KFXA, Missouri Valley FB TV | W 23–13 | 13,416 | |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | at Youngstown State | #5 | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | W 21–20 | 15,937 | ||
| November 1 | 12:05 pm | at Western Illinois | #5 | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | W 30–6 | 10,258 | ||
| November 8 | 4:05 pm | Missouri State | #4 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | CFU, Mediacom | W 42–0 | 13,426 | |
| November 15 | 11:00 am | at Indiana State | #4 | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 28–0 | 2,381 | ||
| November 22* | 2:00 pm | at Southern Utah | #4 | Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT | W 34–24 | 3,145 | ||
| November 29* | 4:05 pm | Maine | #4 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | W 40–15 | 8,477 | ||
| December 6* | 6:00 pm | New Hampshire | #4 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPNGP, ESPN360 | W 36–34 | 9,055 | |
| December 13* | 3:00 pm | Richmond | #4 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN, ESPN360 | L 20–21 | 12,062 | |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Central Time Zone. | ||||||||
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 |
Notes and references
- ↑ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll
- ↑ 2008 FCS Coaches Poll
- ↑ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. 2008-06-06. http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=39013&SPID=2899&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=1478424. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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