1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season

1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–3 NCC)
Head coach|

* Stan Sheriff (18th season)

Defensive coordinator| Dennis Remmert (7th season)
Home stadium| UNI-Dome

Seasons

← 1976

1978 →

1977 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  | 6  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 1
Augustana (SD) | 4  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
Northern Iowa | 4  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
South Dakota State | 3  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 1
Nebraska–Omaha *  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 3 |  |  | 3  | – | 6  | – | 2
North Dakota | 2  | – | 4  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 7  | – | 1
South Dakota *  | 2  | – | 4  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 7  | – | 0
Morningside | 1  | – | 5  | – | 1 |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 1

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
* * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCC. Northern Iowa played home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| Northeast Missouri State*|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 21–31| 11,900|
September 10| at Northern Michigan*| Marquette, MI| L 7–41| 8,300|
September 17| at Eastern Illinois*|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 31–21| 8,100|
September 24| at No. 6 North Dakota State|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| L 0–58| 6,200| [1]
October 1| North Dakota|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 9–6| 9,200|
October 8| Augustana (SD)|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 27–35| 12,700|
October 15| Nebraska–Omaha|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 17–19| 6,700|
October 22| at Morningside| Sioux City, IA| W 30–13| 1,850|
October 29| at South Dakota State|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| W 23–12| 1,280|
November 5| South Dakota|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 34–14| 10,500| [2]
November 12| St. Cloud State*|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 27–14| 8,500|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Bison pummel Panthers 58–0 in loop opener". The Courier. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Smith, Russ L. (November 6, 1977). "Ellis keys 34-14 Panther victory". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 39. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Iowa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
4. ^ "1977 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.

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