2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRyan Clanton (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBodie Reeder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (2nd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  5 3   11 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  5 3   8 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^  5 3   7 5  
Northern Iowa  5 3   6 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  4 4   8 5  
Illinois State  4 4   6 5  
Missouri State  3 5   4 7  
Murray State  1 7   2 9  
Indiana State  1 7   1 10  
Western Illinois  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
As of January 12, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 23rd-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 23ESPN+L 9–3058,248
September 94:00 p.m.No. 12 Weber State*No. 21ESPN+L 17–347,967
September 165:00 p.m.at Idaho State*ESPN+W 41–17N/A
September 301:00 p.m.No. 23 Youngstown State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+W 44–4110,346
October 76:00 p.m.at Indiana StateESPN+W 27–203,228
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 1 South Dakota StateESPN+L 6–4119,357
October 214:00 p.m.No. 11 North Dakotadagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN3W 27–010,677
October 2812:00 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 23ESPN+W 24–21N/A
November 41:00 p.m.Western IllinoisNo. 18
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+W 50–68,051
November 112:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 15ESPN+L 16–356,898
November 184:00 p.m.No. 9 North Dakota StateNo. 22
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+L 27–489,852
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Iowa State

Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Northern Iowa 0 0 369
Iowa State 14 9 7030

at Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny, SW 10 MPH • Temperature: 89°F
  • Game attendance: 58,248
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Todd Doxzon
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:45) ISU – Cooper, Jeremiah 58 yd interception (Contreraz,Chase kick) (ISU 7–0)
  • (1:21) ISU – Becht, Rocco 1 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:48; ISU 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (0:48) ISU – Moore,Tyler 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (PAT Failed) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:51; ISU 20–0)
  • (07:54) ISU – Contreraz,Chase 56 yd field goal (Drive: 1 plays, - yards, 0:04; ISU 23–0)
Third Quarter
  • (13:08) ISU – Brahmer,Benjamin 36 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:48; ISU 30–0)
  • (08:03) UNI - Cook,Matthew 31 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:05; ISU 30–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:30) UNI - Hutson,Desmond 3 yd pass from Day,Theo (2 Pt Conversion Failed ) (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; ISU 30–9)
StatisticsUNIISU
First downs1911
Total yards279250
Rushes/yards37/10627/134
Passing yards173116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–35–214–18–0
Turnovers20
Time of possession34:2425:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNIPassingTheo Day16–34, 164 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingTye Edwards16 CAR, 72 YDS
ReceivingLogan Wolf3 REC, 40 YDS
Iowa StatePassingRocco Becht10–13, 113 yards, 2 TD
RushingCartevious Norton11 CAR, 49 YDS
ReceivingBenjamin Brahmer1 REC, 36 YDS, TD

References

  1. "Northern Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.


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