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).

2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football
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)
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:05 amat Iowa*No. 4BTNL 16–1770,585
September 124:05 pmSouth Dakota*No. 4KWWLW 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. 3KWWL (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. 3KWWL (7.3)W 42–2716,418
October 174:05 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 2
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomL 20–2717,190
October 242:00 pmat South Dakota StateNo. 6L 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. 9MediacomL 20–226,287

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa
Alma Mater (Year)
Mark FarleyHead Coach9thNorthern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonRecruiting Coordinator
Offensive Line
10thNorthern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Receivers
9thNorthern Iowa (1980)
Mario VerduzcoCo-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
9thSan José State (1988)
Atif AustinRunning Backs
Special Teams Coordinator
5thIowa State (2003)
Chris KliemanDefensive Coordinator
Secondary
4thNorthern Iowa (1990)
Erik ChinanderRecruiting Coordinator
Tight Ends
6thIowa (2003)
Jeremiah JohnsonRecruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach3rdKansas (2000)
Jovan DewittLinebackers1stNorthern Michigan (1999)
Derek MooreDefinsive Assistant1stBuena Vista (2000)
Bill WiltDefensive Line2ndEureka College (1977)

Rankings

Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Final
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

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