2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (14th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Verduzco (9th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     15 – 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 – 4     8 – 6  
No. 22 Youngstown State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Southern Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Illinois   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Missouri State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
South Dakota   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 amat Iowa*No. 9
BTNL 23–3166,805
September 1311:00 pmat Hawaii*No. 10
L 24–2724,999
September 204:00 pmNorthern Colorado*daggerNo. 11
PSNW 46–715,227
September 274:00 pmTennessee Tech*No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSNW 50–79,621
October 42:00 pmat No. 25
Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
    		• L 19–204,291
    October 113:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 21
    		ESPN3W 27–1610,219
    October 184:00 pmNo. 18 South Dakota StateNo. 20
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		PSNL 28–3115,049
    October 251:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 23
    		W 27–132,588
    November 14:00 pmNo. 7 Illinois StateNo. 22
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		PSNW 42–2812,154
    November 84:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 19
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		PSNW 23–314,777
    November 152:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 11
    		ESPN3W 40–215,589
    November 224:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 11
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		PSNW 38–2410,298
    November 297:00 pmStephen F. Austin*No. 10
    		ESPN3W 44–10[1]10,307
    December 61:00 pmat No. 7 Illinois State*No. 10
    		ESPN3L 21–415,575

    Media

    The Panther Sports Network broadcast all home games live on television, marking the first time UNI had all home games on television.[2] PSN affiliates for the 2014 season are:

    The flagship radio station is 1540 AM KXEL in Waterloo, broadcasting all home and away games on an 11-station network.[3]

    Ranking movements

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213Final
    Sports Network9810111010212023221911111010
    Coaches151211111010212123222012111010

    References

    1. ^ "Stephen F. Austin vs UNI". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
    2. ^ "UNI Adds Radio, TV Affiliates for 2014-15 FB, MBB". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. July 29, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
    3. ^ "Panther Sports Radio Network". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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