1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (4th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5 – 1 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Western Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Missouri State
 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 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. 3
W 21–1817,765[1]
September 19Idaho State*No. 4
W 49–11
September 26at
Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
    		• W 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. 1
    		W 30–257,000[2]
    October 24No. 2 Idaho*No. 1
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		W 27–2616,324[3]
    October 31at Indiana StateNo. 1
    		W 34–13
    November 7at
    O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
    		• L 15–21
    November 14No. 19 Western IllinoisNo. 4
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		W 37–6
    November 21
    Southwest Missouri State
    		No. 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. Newspapers.com
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    2. Newspapers.com
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    3. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
    4. Newspapers.com
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    5. ^ "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.


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