2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football
2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach	Mark Farley (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Salmon (2nd season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^	6	–	1	12	–	3
No. 5 Western Illinois +^	6	–	1	11	–	2
Youngstown State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Illinois State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Indiana State	3	–	4	5	–	7
Northern Iowa	2	–	5	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	2	–	5	4	–	8
Southwest Missouri State	1	–	6	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	Wayne State (MI)*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–0
September 7	at Oklahoma State*	No. 2	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–45	40,085
September 21	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 6	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 31–24
September 28	at Cal Poly	No. 6	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 29–26 ^3OT
October 5	Western Kentucky	No. 6	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 12–31
October 12	at Southern Illinois	No. 12	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–42	10,216	^[1]
October 19	at Youngstown State	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 22–7
October 26	Illinois State	No. 17	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 20–31	9,241	^[2]
November 2	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 19–21
November 9	at No. 8 Western Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 12–35	9,443	^[3]
November 16	Southwest Missouri State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 25–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Brad Richtsmeier	Sr
QB	`12`	Griff Jurgens	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Benny Sapp	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`8`	Derrick Frost	Sr

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-25

^ Cunningham, Steve (October 13, 2002). "First Place!". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gremmels, Jon (October 27, 2002). "Late-game rally hands Panthers another setback". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gremmels, Jon (November 10, 2002). "Western Illinois claims title share; UNI drops to 4-6". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2002 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

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