2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2012 record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMatt Entz (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf)
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 1     14 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^  6 2     9 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^  5 3     9 4  
Indiana State  5 3     7 4  
Southern Illinois  5 3     6 5  
Youngstown State  4 4     7 4  
Northern Iowa  4 4     5 6  
Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Western Illinois  1 7     3 8  
South Dakota  0 8     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Season

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 pmat No. 12 (FBS) Wisconsin*No. 9BTNL 21–2679,568
September 86:00 pmCentral State*No. 8Panther Sports NetworkW 59–012,012
September 152:30 pmat Iowa*No. 7BTNL 16–2770,585
September 227:00 pmat No. 4 Youngstown StateNo. 8ESPN3L 35–4219,277
September 296:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 14Panther Sports NetworkL 21–3316,008
October 132:00 pmat Southern IllinoisL 31–3410,575
October 204:00 pmNo. 20 South Dakota StateMVFC TVW 27–613,067
October 274:00 pmNo. 17 Illinois StateComcast IllinoisL 21–339,946
November 31:00 pmat Western IllinoisMVFC TVW 40–03,094
November 1012:00 pmat South DakotaMVFC TV/ESPN3W 24–218,476
November 174:00 pmMissouri StateW 38–138,493

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa
Alma Mater (Year)
Mark FarleyHead Coach12thNorthern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonOffensive Line13thNorthern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
12thNorthern Iowa (1980)
Mario VerduzcoCo-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
12thSan José State (1988)
Jeremiah JohnsonDefensive Backs6thKansas (2000)
Dan ClarkTight Ends3rdSimpson (1995)
Travis WilliamsLinebackers1stAuburn (2005)
Matt EntzDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line3rdWartburg (1995)
Todd BlytheOffensive Assistant1stIowa State (2008)
Daniel BullocksDefensive Assistant1stNebraska (2005)
D. J. HordGraduate Assistant1stNotre Dame (2009)

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Final
The Sports Network 9[1][2] 8 7 8 14 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV[3]
College Sports Journal Poll 9[4]
FCS Coaches 7[5][6] 7 6 8 17 25 RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

References

  1. Haley, Craig (August 13, 2012). "Sam Houston State Grabs No. 1 in Preseason Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. "Harvard Ranked Preseason Top 25 by The Sports Network". Harvard University Department of Athletics. August 13, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. "Football Earns No. 20 Ranking in Final Polls". Northern Arizona University Department of Athletics. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  4. "UNI Ranked No. 9 in College Sports Journal Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 23, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. Minium, Harry (August 23, 2012). "ODU Ranked Sixth Nationally by FCS Coaches". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. "UNI Lands at No. 7 on FCS Coaches Preseason Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
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