2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record8–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (17th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley in his 17th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth[1][2] in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 18
Cyclones.tvL 24–4261,500
September 94:00 p.m.Cal Poly*No. 21
PSN[a]
ESPN3		W 45–38 OT10,246
September 167:00 p.m.at Southern Utah*No. 21
Pluto TVL 21–248,841
September 306:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois
ESPN3W 24–179,112
October 74:00 p.m.No. 15 Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3		L 29–3812,642
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 7 South Dakota State
ESPN3W 38–1814,347
October 211:00 p.m.No. 9 Youngstown Statedagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3		W 19–1412,146
October 282:30 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota State
ESPN3L 14–3018,687
November 41:00 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3		W 34–2910,814
November 112:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 25
ESPN3W 25–106,157
November 184:00 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 24
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN
ESPN3		W 41–38,232
November 254:00 p.m.Monmouth*No. 20
ESPN3W 46–74,095
December 24:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota State*No. 20
ESPN3L 22–377,518
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  1. ^ Panther Sports Network involves these channels (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBC Sports Chicago Plus, KSMO/Charter Kansas City Ch. 62.1 (for KSMO))

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS182121RVRVRVRVRVRVRV25242019
Coaches2021–T18242021RVRV25RVRVRV2119

Panthers drafted

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Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
2018 Daurice Fountain WR 5 159 Indianapolis Colts

References

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  1. ^ "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Courier, JIM NELSON Waterloo. "UNI romps to playoff victory over Monmouth". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "FCS playoffs: South Dakota State Jackrabbits beat Northern Iowa 37-22". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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