2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football
UNI wordmark.png
MVFC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
2010 record7–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 17 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 9 North Dakota State ^   4 – 4     9 – 5  
Indiana State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
South Dakota State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Youngstown State   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.

Preseason[]

Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 116:30 pmNorth Dakota StateNo. 14
KWWL/KCWIW 16–914,422[1]
September 184:05 pmStephen F. Austin*No. 13
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 20–2212,260
September 256:00 pmat Iowa State*No. 15
MediacomL 0–2748,874
October 24:05 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 17
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15W 24–1414,686
October 92:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 15
MVFC-TVL 38–45 OT13,356
October 164:05 pmat South Dakota*No. 22
W 19–149,169
October 234:05 pmIllinois StatedaggerNo. 19
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KWWL/KCWIW 42–1415,730
October 301:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 19
W 34–3013,039
November 63:05 pmat Indiana StateNo. 17
W 30–206,038
November 136:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15W 38–1414,892
November 201:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 13
L 14–308,217
November 2712:00 pmLehigh*No. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs–First Round)
L 7–145,990
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel[]

Roster[]

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa		 Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head Coach 10th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson Recruiting Coordinator
Offensive Line		 11th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon Associate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Receivers		 10th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco Co-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks		 10th San José State (1988)
Dedric Ward Wide Receivers 1st University of Northern Iowa (1997)
Chris Klieman Defensive Coordinator
Secondary		 5th Northern Iowa (1990)
Dan Clark Tight Ends 1st Simpson (1995)
Jeremiah Johnson Recruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach 4th Kansas (2000)
Jovan Dewitt Linebackers 2nd Northern Michigan (1999)
Eric Sanders Asst. Wide Receivers 1st Northern Iowa (2008)
Matt Entz Defensive Line 1st Wartburg (1995)

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network1414131517152219191716131619[2]
FCS Coaches13[3]13[4]10[5]15[6]22[7]18[8]24[9]22[10]19[11]17[12]16[13]12[14]16[15]18

References[]

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