2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games at the UNI-Dome. They are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference championship with North Dakota State. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Wofford in the second round before falling to Montana in the quarterfinals.
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MVFC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 10–48 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 6 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 5 |
| 2011 record | 10–3 (7–1 MVFC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jovan Dewitt |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Illinois State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season
L. J. Fort was named MVFC defensive player of the year.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State* | No. 7 | L 19–20 | 54,672 | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at No. 16 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 4 | W 34–23 | 8,741 | ||
| September 24 | 4:00 pm | Western Illinois | No. 2 | W 38–10 | 16,059 | ||
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 2 | W 42–7 | 14,827 | ||
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 17 Indiana State | No. 2 | W 23–9 | 16,890 | ||
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at South Dakota State | No. 2 | ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 11,131 | |
| October 22 | 4:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 2 | Panther Sports Network | W 17–10 | 15,265 | |
| October 29 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 North Dakota State | No. 2 | FCS | L 19–27 | 18,886 | |
| November 5 | 4:00 pm | Youngstown State | No. 6 | Panther Sports Network | W 21–17 | 11,523 | |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 5 | W 34–21 | 12,480 | ||
| November 19 | 11:00 am | at No. 14 Illinois State | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 23–20 2OT | 6,092 | |
| December 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 12 Wofford* | No. 2 | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 6,915 | |
| December 10 | 7:05 pm | at No. 5 Montana* | No. 2 | ESPN | L 10–48 | 23,049 | |
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Game summaries
Game 1: vs. Iowa State Cyclones
Game One: Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary
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| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 71 • Wind: W 5-10 • Weather: humid, scat. showers
- Game attendance: 54,672
- Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Scott Campbell • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Doug Moore • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
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Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head Coach | 11th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line | 12th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Receivers | 11th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks | 11th | San José State (1988) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Recruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach | 5th | Kansas (2000) |
| Dan Clark | Tight Ends | 2nd | Simpson (1995) |
| Jovan Dewitt | Defensive Coordinator Linebackers | 3rd | Northern Michigan (1999) |
| Matt Entz | Defensive Line | 2nd | Wartburg (1995) |
| Eric Sanders | Running Backs | 2nd | Northern Iowa (2008) |
| Blue Adams | Defensive Backs | 1st | Cincinnati (2003) |
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 | Wk 13 | Final |
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| The Sports Network | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| FCS Coaches | 7 | T-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5[1] | 4 | 3 | 5 |
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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