1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1977 record6–5 (4–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 North Central Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Augustana (SD) 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
South Dakota State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Nebraska–Omaha * 2 – 2 – 3 3 – 6 – 2
North Dakota 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
South Dakota * 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 0
Morningside 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Truman State*
L 21–31
September 10at Northern Michigan*Marquette, MIL 7–41
September 17at Eastern Illinois*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–21
September 24at No. 6 North Dakota State
L 0–58[1]
October 1North Dakota
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 9–6
October 8Augustana (SD)
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 27–35
October 15Nebraska–Omaha
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 17–19
October 22at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 30–13
October 29at South Dakota State
W 23–12
November 5South Dakota
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–14[2]
November 12St. Cloud State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Bison pummel Panthers 58–0 in loop opener". The Courier. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Smith, Russ L. (November 6, 1977). "Ellis keys 34-14 Panther victory". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 39. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1977 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
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