2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football
UNI wordmark.png
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 18[2]
2009 record7–4 (5–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (16,324 capacity)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Illinois State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Missouri State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished tied for first (of nine) in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC). The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The team finished with a record of 7–4 (5–3 MVC).

Schedule[]

UNI's offense against Saint Francis on September 19
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 511:05 amat Iowa*No. 4
BTNL 16–1770,585
September 124:05 pmSouth Dakota*No. 4
KWWLW 66–712,688
September 194:05 pmSaint Francis*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–010,981
September 261:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 3
KWWL (7.3)W 35–715,038
October 34:05 pmIndiana StateNo. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 62–714,860
October 106:00 pmat North Dakota StateNo. 3
KWWL (7.3)W 42–2716,418[3]
October 174:05 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 2
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomL 20–2717,190[4]
October 242:00 pmat South Dakota StateNo. 6
L 14–2415,523
November 74:05 pmYoungstown StateNo. 11
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 28–711,025
November 144:05 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 11
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–011,070
November 211:00 pmat Illinois StateNo. 9
MediacomL 20–226,287[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa		 Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head Coach 9th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson Recruiting Coordinator
Offensive Line		 10th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon Associate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Receivers		 9th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco Co-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks		 9th San José State (1988)
Atif Austin Running Backs
Special Teams Coordinator		 5th Iowa State (2003)
Chris Klieman Defensive Coordinator
Secondary		 4th Northern Iowa (1990)
Erik Chinander Recruiting Coordinator
Tight Ends		 6th Iowa (2003)
Jeremiah Johnson Recruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach 3rd Kansas (2000)
Jovan Dewitt Linebackers 1st Northern Michigan (1999)
Derek Moore Definsive Assistant 1st Buena Vista (2000)
Bill Wilt Defensive Line 2nd Eureka College (1977)

Rankings[]

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Final
The Sports Network 4 4 3 3 3 2 6 12 11 11 9 16
FCS Coaches 4 5 4 4 4 3 6 14 12 11 11 15

Postseason honors[]

Defensive end Jason Ruffin was selected to the East–West Shrine Bowl.

References[]

  1. ^ Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll Archived 2009-09-11 at WebCite
  2. ^ 2009 FCS Coaches Poll Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "UNI's 'intense' effort results in win". The Gazette. October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Jim (October 18, 2009). "Dog day afternoon". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gray, Rob (November 22, 2009). "Illinois State Touchdown With :01 Left Stuns UNI". The Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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