2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
| 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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MVFC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 20–21 vs. Richmond | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 4[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 4[2] |
| Record | 9–3 (7–1 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (8th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Mario Verduzco (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Southern Illinois +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the
Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008.[3] The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome
. On November 14, Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 5:00 pm | at BYU* | No. 3 | mtn | L 17–41 | 64,108 | ||
| September 6 | 4:05 pm | South Dakota* | No. 9 | CFU | W 24–13 | 12,904 | ||
| September 20 | 4:05 pm | No. 12 South Dakota State | No. 8 |
| CFU/Mediacom | W 34–20 | 15,136 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 15 Southern Illinois | No. 5 | Mediacom | L 24–27 | 14,427 | [4] | |
| October 2 | 6:35 pm | Nicholls State* | No. 10 |
| ESPNU | W 34–14 | 9,028 | |
| October 11 | 4:05 pm | Illinois State | No. 10 |
| CFU/Mediacom | W 31–17 | 16,100 | [5] |
| October 18 | 4:05 pm | No. 20 North Dakota State | No. 6 |
| KFXA/Missouri Valley FB TV | W 23–13 | 13,416 | |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | at Youngstown State | No. 5 | W 21–20 | 15,937 | |||
| November 1 | 12:05 pm | at No. 12 Western Illinois | No. 5 | W 30–6 | 10,258 | [6] | ||
| November 8 | 4:05 pm | Missouri State | No. 4 |
| CFU/Mediacom | W 42–0 | 13,426 | |
| November 15 | 11:00 am | at Memorial Stadium | W 28–0 | 2,381 | ||||
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Utah* | No. 4 | W 34–24 | 3,145 | |||
| November 29 | 4:05 pm | No. 21 Maine* | No. 4 |
| W 40–15 | 8,477 | ||
| December 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 10 New Hampshire* | No. 4 |
| ESPN360 | W 36–34 | 9,055 | |
| December 13 | 3:00 pm | No. 7 Richmond* | No. 4 |
| ESPN | L 20–21 | 12,062 | |
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa |
Alma mater (Year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head coach | 8th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line |
9th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers |
8th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks |
8th | San José State (1988)
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| Atif Austin | Running backs | 4th | Iowa State (2003) |
| Scott Frost | Co-defensive coordinator Linebackers |
2nd | Nebraska (1997) |
| Chris Klieman | Co-defensive coordinator Secondary |
3rd | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Jerry Montgomery | Defensive line | 3rd | Iowa (2001) |
| Erik Chinander | Tight ends | 5th | Iowa (2003) |
| Bill Wilt | Defensive line | 1st | Eureka College (1977) |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| The Sports Network | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FCS Coaches | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
References
- ^ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- Newspapers.com.
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