1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football

Conference| Gateway Football Conference
Record| 8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach|

* Terry Allen (1st season)

Defensive coordinator| Ardell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadium| UNI-Dome

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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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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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| 7:00 p.m.| Mankato State| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 14–22| 6,827|
September 16| 6:10 p.m.| at Kansas State*| |

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| W 10–8| 28,275|
September 23| 7:00 p.m.| Fort Hays State| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 43–15| 13,167|
September 30| 1:30 p.m.| at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State| |

* Briggs Stadium
* Springfield, MO

| L 22–37| 7,512| [1]
October 7| 1:30 p.m.| at Western Illinois| |

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 21–10| 9,121|
October 14| 1:30 p.m.| at Indiana State| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 24–21| 8,129|
October 21| 1:30 p.m.| Ferris State| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 39–3| 10,614|
October 28| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 13 Eastern Illinois| |

* O'Brien Field
* Charleston, IL

| W 31–28| 9,128|
November 4| 1:30 p.m.| at Illinois State| No. 17|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 13–32| 7,295|
November 11| 7:00 p.m.| Southern Illinois| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 38–14| 7,827| [2]
November 18| 7:00 p.m.| Eastern Washington| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 47–21| 8,426|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Roster

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1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Jay Johnson | Fr
QB | `13` | Kurt Warner | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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Head coach

* Terry Allen

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Ardell Wiegandt (Defensive coordinator)
* Mark Farley (Linebackers)
* Jay Norvell (Wide receivers)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Bryce Paup | Linebacker | 6 | 159 | Green Bay Packers

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* 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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Northern Iowa Panthers football

Venues|

* O. R. Latham Stadium (1936–1975)
* UNI-Dome (1976–present)

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* Bowl games
* Drake

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* "UNI Fight"

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