2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
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) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Scott Frost (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Chris Klieman (1st season) |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
Seasons |
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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 University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in 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 |
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August 30 | 5:00 pm | at No. 16 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 | [6] |
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 | [7] | ||
November 8 | 4:05 pm | Missouri State | No. 4 |
| CFU/Mediacom | W 42–0 | 13,426 | [8] |
November 15 | 11:00 am | at Indiana State | No. 4 |
| 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) |
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.
- ^ Ecker, Jim (September 28, 2008). "Panthers fall short". The Gazette. p. 12C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gray, Rob (October 12, 2008). "Unlikely Reception Sparks Panthers". The Des Moines Register. p. 1C. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Preseason snub lights fire as UNI stops Bison". The Courier. October 19, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (November 2, 2008). "Top Cats". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers put a hurt on Missouri State". The Des Moines Register. November 9, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.