1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–2 (5–1 GCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (3rd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^ 4 2 0 7 4 1
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 4 0
Southwest Missouri State
3 3 0 6 4 1
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
Illinois State 1 5 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panther compiled an overall record of 11–2 with mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the GCAC title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Weber State in the first round before losing to Marshall in the second round.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7McNeese State*No. 7W 30–59,123[1]
September 14Augustana (SD)*No. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 45–22
September 21at Southern IllinoisNo. 5L 20–2112,200
September 288:00 p.m.at No. 2 Idaho*No. T–17W 36–1411,500[2]
October 5Morgan State*No. 9
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 56–6
October 12at Illinois StateNo. 7W 17–14
October 26at Western Kentucky*No. 4W 49–213,228
November 2at No. 17
Southwest Missouri State
No. 4W 22–0
November 9Indiana StateNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–22
November 16at No. 13 Western IllinoisNo. 4W 24–174,500[3]
November 23Eastern IllinoisNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 18–17
November 30No. 15 Weber State*No. 4
W 38–21
December 7at No. 8 Marshall*No. 4
L 13–41

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References

  1. Newspapers.com
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  2. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 29, 1991). "Northern Iowa blasts Vandals 36-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. Newspapers.com
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  4. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.