2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
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).
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 18[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 18[2] |
| 2009 record | 7–4 (5–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (16,324 capacity) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season
Defensive End Jason Ruffin was selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl.
UNI's offense against the St. Francis Red Flash September 19, 2009
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 11:05 am | at Iowa* | No. 4 | BTN | L 16–17 | 70,585 | |
| September 12 | 4:05 pm | South Dakota* | No. 4 | KWWL | W 66–7 | 12,688 | |
| September 19 | 4:05 pm | Saint Francis* | No. 3 |
| W 30–0 | 10,981 | |
| September 26 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 3 | KWWL (7.3) | W 35–7 | 15,038 | |
| October 3 | 4:05 pm | Indiana State | No. 3 |
| W 62–7 | 14,860 | |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at North Dakota State | No. 3 | KWWL (7.3) | W 42–27 | 16,418 | |
| October 17 | 4:05 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 2 |
| CFU/Mediacom | L 20–27 | 17,190 |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota State | No. 6 | L 14–24 | 15,523 | ||
| November 7 | 4:05 pm | Youngstown State | No. 11 |
| W 28–7 | 11,025 | |
| November 14 | 4:05 pm | Western Illinois | No. 11 |
| W 34–0 | 11,070 | |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Illinois State | No. 9 | Mediacom | L 20–22 | 6,287 | |
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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| 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
| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
References
- Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll Archived 2009-09-11 at WebCite
- 2009 FCS Coaches Poll Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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