1976 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1976 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1976 record8–3 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 North Central Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–8 North Dakota State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
South Dakota State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
North Dakota 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Augustana (SD) 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Morningside 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season . Led by 17th-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the NCC.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Northern Michigan*
L 7–4112,000[1]
September 18Nebraska–Omaha*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–13[2]
September 25at St. Cloud State*St. Cloud, MinnesotaW 2–0
October 2at North Dakota
W 24–22
October 9at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDW 7–6
October 16Wayne State (NE)*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 38–09,400[3][4]
October 23Morningside
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–7
October 30South Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 13–16
November 6at South Dakota
W 14–7
November 13North Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 9–10[5]
November 20at Wisconsin–Whitewater*
W 47–20
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Russ L. (September 5, 1976). "Cats dazzle 12,000 in UNI-Dome 41-7". The Courier – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Allen Equals Panther Mark". Argus-Leader. September 20, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ Smith, Russ L. (October 17, 1976). "Moses' run blows UNI game open 38-0". Waterloo, Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 43. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ Smith, Russ L. (October 17, 1976). "UNI (continued)". Waterloo, Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 44. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Conversion tries fail in 10–9 UNI loss". The Courier. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "1976 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
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