2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
Record11–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^   6 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 15 Youngstown State   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Western Illinois   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Indiana State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Illinois State   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Southern Illinois   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Illinois in the first round and Maine in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the semifinals.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:05 p.m.Wayne State (MI)*No. 23
W 34–14
September 86:30 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 24
L 0–4547,092
September 157:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*
Canceled [1]
September 22at Ball State*
W 42–39
September 294:05 p.m.No. 2 Youngstown State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–11
October 62:30 p.m.at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 18
W 27–3
October 134:05 p.m.Southern IllinoisdaggerNo. 15
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 19–1413,455[2]
October 201:07 p.m.at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 14
W 17–1415,637[3]
October 272:30 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 11
L 14–4210,173[4]
November 34:05 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–13
November 104:00 p.m.at No. 6 Western KentuckyNo. 15
W 24–2310,300
November 177:05 p.m.Cal PolyNo. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–13
December 1at No. 3 Eastern Illinois*No. 6
W 49–43
December 81:30 p.m.No. 16 Maine*No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 56–289,525
December 151:00 p.m.at No. 1 Montana*No. 6
L 0–3818,848

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "All Events Cancelled For The Weekend". sfajacks.com. September 13, 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2004.
  2. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Northern Iowa Football" (PDF). core.ac.uk. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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