1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1992 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 012 2 0
No. 20 Western Illinois 4 2 07 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 06 5 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 05 6 0
Illinois State 2 4 05 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 04 7 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 10 McNeese State*No. 3W 21–1817,765[1]
September 19Idaho State*No. 4W 49–11
September 26at Iowa State*No. 4W 27–1040,646
October 3Illinois StateNo. 2
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 41–14
October 10Western Kentucky*No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–611,255
October 17at Southern IllinoisNo. 1W 30–257,000[2]
October 24No. 2 Idaho*No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–2616,324[3]
October 31at Indiana StateNo. 1W 34–13
November 7at Eastern IllinoisNo. 1L 15–21
November 14No. 19 Western IllinoisNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–6
November 21Southwest Missouri StateNo. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–12
November 28No. 14 Eastern Washington*No. 3
W 17–14
December 5No. 11 McNeese State*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 29–713,375[4]
December 12No. 7 Youngstown State*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 7–19

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References

  1. "Penalty erases tie; UNI tips McNeese". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Phil Weaner (September 6, 1992). "Salukis' opener spoiled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  3. Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. "UNI's Shedd pays price for score". Quad-City Times. December 6, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.


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