2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–37 vs. Delaware
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
2003 record10–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Illinois State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 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 Montana State in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Delaware in the quarterfinals.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Iowa State*
L 10–17
September 6Northern Michigan*
W 62–0
September 18at Stephen F. Austin*
W 38–24
September 27No. 11 Northwestern State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–10
October 4at Illinois StateNo. 16
W 16–7
October 11Indiana StateNo. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 22–14
October 18at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 11
W 26–20
October 25at No. 7 Western IllinoisNo. 9
W 38–308,302[1]
November 1Youngstown StateNo. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–9
November 8at No. 12 Western KentuckyNo. 6
L 3–247,518
November 15No. 2 Southern IllinoisNo. 11
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–4015,088[2]
November 29No. 24 Montana State*No. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 35–14
December 6at No. 3 Delaware*No. 7
L 7–3711,881
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Gray, Rob (October 26, 2003). "Panthers' air game delivers victory". Des Moines Register. p. 6C. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Gray, Rob (November 16, 2003). "Amazing comeback saves UNI". Des Moines Register. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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