2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 0–38 vs. Montana
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
2001 record11–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Wayne State (MI)*No. 23
W 34–14
September 8at Iowa State*No. 24
L 0–4547,092
September 22at Ball State*
W 42–39
September 29No. 2 Youngstown State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–11
October 6at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 18
W 27–3
October 13Southern IllinoisdaggerNo. 15
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 19–1413,455[1]
October 20at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 14
W 17–1415,637[2]
October 27at Illinois StateNo. 11
L 14–42
November 3Indiana StateNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–13
November 10at No. 6 Western KentuckyNo. 15
W 24–2310,300
November 17Cal PolyNo. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–13
December 1at No. 3 Eastern Illinois*No. 6
W 49–43
December 8No. 16 Maine*No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 56–289,525
December 15No. 1 Montana*No. 6
L 0–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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