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    1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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    1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
    ConferenceGateway Football Conference
    Record8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
    Head coach
    • Terry Allen (1st season)
    Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (1st season)
    Home stadiumUNI-Dome
    Seasons
    ← 1988
    1990 →
    1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
    No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
    No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
    Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
    Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
    Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
    Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

    The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 27:00 p.m.Mankato State
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		L 14–226,827
    September 166:10 p.m.at Kansas State*
    • KSU Stadium
    • Manhattan, KS
    		W 10–828,275
    September 237:00 p.m.Fort Hays State
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		W 43–1513,167
    September 301:30 p.m.at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State
    • Briggs Stadium
    • Springfield, MO
    		L 22–377,512[1]
    October 71:30 p.m.at Western Illinois
    • Hanson Field
    • Macomb, IL
    		W 21–109,121
    October 141:30 p.m.at Indiana State
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Terre Haute, IN
    		W 24–218,129
    October 211:30 p.m.Ferris Statedagger
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		W 39–310,614
    October 287:00 p.m.at No. 13 Eastern Illinois
    • O'Brien Field
    • Charleston, IL
    		W 31–289,128
    November 41:30 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 17
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL
    		L 13–327,295
    November 117:00 p.m.Southern Illinois
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		W 38–147,827[2]
    November 187:00 p.m.Eastern Washington
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		W 47–218,426
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [3][4]

    Roster

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    1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB Jay Johnson Fr
    QB 13 Kurt Warner Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 12 Willie Beamon Fr
    DE 96 James Jones Jr
    DB 9 Chris Klieman Jr
    LB 55 Bryce Paup Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    • Terry Allen
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Ardell Wiegandt (Defensive coordinator)
    • Mark Farley (Linebackers)
    • Jay Norvell (Wide receivers)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Team players drafted into the NFL

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    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Bryce Paup Linebacker 6 159 Green Bay Packers

    [5]

    • Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.[6]

    References

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    1. ^ "Northern Iowa can't keep up with No. 5 S.W. Missouri State". The Des Moines Register. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Matt Brinkman leads UNI past Salukis". Globe Gazette. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. D30. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "1989 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
    4. ^ "1989 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
    5. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
    6. ^ "Kurt Warner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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