| 2020 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 25 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 24 |
| Record | 3–4 (3–4 MVFC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson (8th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 South Dakota State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Missouri State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 North Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern Illinois ^ | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State† | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois† | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 20th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Schedule
Northern Iowa had a game scheduled against Iowa on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 South Dakota State | No. 3 |
| PSN(a) /ESPN+ | L 20–24 | 2,137 | ||
| February 27 | 11:00 a.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 21–0 | 2,128 | |||
| March 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Illinois State | No. 3 | PSN/ESPN+ | W 20–10 | 1,920 | |||
| March 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Southern Illinois | No. 4 | ESPN+ | L 16–17 | 2,400 | |||
| March 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 10 |
| PSN/ESPN+ | L 6–13 | 1,608 | ||
| March 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 22 | ESPN+ | W 34–20 | 542 | |||
| | | | No. 23 | | Canceled | ||||
| April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 24 |
| ESPN+ | L 20–23 | 2,037 | ||
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a.^ Panther Sports Network involves these channels (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; KCWI Ch. 23; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBC Sports Chicago Plus) [2][3]
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 3 | 93 | Spencer Brown | OT | Buffalo Bills |
| 4 | 116 | Elerson Smith | OLB | New York Giants |
References
- ↑ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Wilmer, Brian (January 15, 2020). "Northern Iowa releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Northern Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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