1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
1989 record8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,000, astro-turf)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Mankato State
L 14–22
September 16at Kansas State*
W 10–8
September 23Fort Hays State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–15
September 30at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State
L 22–37
October 7at Western Illinois
W 21–10
October 14at Indiana State
W 24–21
October 21Ferris State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 39–3
October 28at No. 13 Eastern Illinois
W 31–28
November 4at Illinois StateNo. 17
L 13–32
November 11Southern Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 38–147,827[1]
November 18Eastern Washington
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Kurt Warner Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 12 Willie Beamon Fr
DE 96 James Jones Jr
DB 9 Chris Klieman Jr
LB 55 Bryce Paup Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Bryce Paup Linebacker 6 159 Green Bay Packers

[2]

  • Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Matt Brinkman leads UNI past Salukis". Globe Gazette. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. D30. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20.
  3. ^ "Kurt Warner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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