1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season

1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football

Gateway champion

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 21–27 2OT vs. Boston University

Conference| Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 13
Record| 8–4 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach|

* Terry Allen (5th season)

Home stadium| UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)

Seasons

<- 1992

1994 ->

1993 Gateway Football Conference standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southwest Missouri State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Illinois | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Illinois State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Eastern Illinois | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Indiana State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Southern Illinois | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the fourth consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Boston University. Panthers offense scored 350 points while the defense allowed 238 points. Quarterback Kurt Warner was in his senior season with the Panthers.

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 4| 7:00 pm| at No. 7 McNeese State*| No. 4|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| | L 10–27| 19,572| [1]
September 11| 1:00 pm| at Wyoming*| No. 10|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| | L 42–45| 17,827|
September 18| 6:30 pm| Jacksonville State*| No. 14|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | W 35–14| 11,324|
September 25| 1:00 pm| Southwest Texas State*| No. 14|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | W 34–13| 12,538| [2]
October 2| 7:00 pm| at Southwest Missouri State| No. 11|

* Plaster Sports Complex
* Springfield, MO

| | W 20–14| 12,000|
October 9| 1:30 pm| Indiana State| No. 11|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | W 17–10| 14,431|
October 16| 6:30 pm| Eastern Illinois| No. 9|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | W 31–27| 10,168|
October 23| 1:30 pm| at Western Illinois| No. 9|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | L 23–25| 11,376|
October 30| 1:30 pm| at Illinois State| No. 17|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| | W 20–19| 5,841|
November 6| 1:30 pm| Minnesota State–Moorhead*| No. 15|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | W 48–0| 11,511|
November 13| 1:30 pm| Southern Illinois| No. 13|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | W 49–17| 16,324| [3]
November 27| 12:00 pm| at No. 6 Boston University*| No. 13|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| SCA| L 21–27 2OT| 6,882|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster[edit]

1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster

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

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WR | `2` | Tim Mosley | Sr
QB | `7` | Brett O’Donnell | Jr
WR | `8` | Marcus Easter | Fr
QB | `13` | Kurt Warner | Sr
HB | `28` | Sylvester Brown | Jr
WR | `31` | Anthony Taylor | Sr
FB | `32` | Jason Hamrock | So
HB | `34` | Ed Threatt | Sr
FB | `42` | Javier Pena | Sr
C | `52` | Scott Klahn | Sr
C | `60` | Donald Mumma | Jr
OL | `64` | Josh Toben | So
OL | `67` | John Pilcher | So
OL | `68` | Jason Reading | Fr
OL | `69` | John Lee | Sr
OL | `72` | Dan Bower | So
OL | `76` | Michael Hudnutt | Sr
OL | `79` | John Herrin | Sr
WR | `80` | Delond Bush | So
TE | `81` | Matt Harkin | So
WR | `82` | Jacob Kothe | So
TE | `87` | Mike Anderson | Jr
WR | `88` | Matt Lippman | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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PK | `27` | Jeremy Norris | Jr
PK | `38` | Scott Obermeier | So

Head coach

Terry Allen

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Awards and honors[edit]

### Gateway First Team[edit]

Andre Allen, LB Matt Harken, TE John Herrin, OT Tony Monroe, DL Tim Mosley, WR/P Donald Mumma, OC Kurt Warner, QB

### Gateway Second Team[edit]

Myron Glass, DB Michael Hudnutt, OG Jason McCleary, DB Jeff Stovall, RB Joseph Wallace, DB

### Gateway Honorable Mention[edit]

Todd Harrington, DB D. Minnieweather, LB Casey Smith, DL Paul Wolf, LB

### Gateway Offensive Player of the Year[edit]

Kurt Warner, QB

### Gateway Defensive Player of the Year[edit]

Andre Allen, LB

### Gateway Coach of the Year[edit]

Terry Allen

### Gateway Players of the Week[edit]

LB Andre Allen (1) RS Jason McCleary (1) WR Tim Mosley (2) OC D.J. Mumma (2) RB Jeff Stovall (1) QB Kurt Warner (2)

## Team players in the NFL[edit]

* Quarterback Kurt Warner went on to a career in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "McNeese State spoils No. 4 UNI's opener, 27–10". The Des Moines Register. September 5, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Panthers win, but injuries are costly". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Northern Iowa clinches tie for Gateway title". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. p. 5S. Retrieved January 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Kurt Warner Stats".

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Northern Iowa Panthers football

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

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* Drake

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Gateway Football Conference / Missouri Valley Football Conference champions

* Northern Iowa (1985)
* Eastern Illinois (1986)
* Northern Iowa (1987)
* Western Illinois (1988)
* Southwest Missouri State (1989)
* Southwest Missouri State & Northern Iowa (1990)
* Northern Iowa (1991)
* Northern Iowa (1992)
* Northern Iowa (1993)
* Northern Iowa (1994)
* Eastern Illinois & Northern Iowa (1995)
* Northern Iowa (1996)
* Western Illinois (1997)
* Western Illinois (1998)
* Illinois State (1999)
* Western Illinois (2000)
* Northern Iowa (2001)
* Western Illinois & Western Kentucky (2002)
* Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (2003)
* Southern Illinois (2004)
* Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois & Youngstown State (2005)
* Youngstown State (2006)
* Northern Iowa (2007)
* Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (2008)
* Southern Illinois (2009)
* Northern Iowa (2010)
* North Dakota State & Northern Iowa (2011)
* North Dakota State (2012)
* North Dakota State (2013)
* Illinois State & North Dakota State (2014)
* Illinois State & North Dakota State (2015)
* North Dakota State & South Dakota State (2016)
* North Dakota State (2017)
* North Dakota State (2018)
* North Dakota State (2019)
* Missouri State & South Dakota State (2020)
* North Dakota State (2021)
* South Dakota State (2022)
* South Dakota State (2023)

National championships in bold

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1993 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Boston University
* Delaware
* Eastern Kentucky
* Georgia Southern
* Howard
* Idaho
* Marshall
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Northeast Louisiana
* Northern Iowa
* Stephen F. Austin
* Troy State
* UCF
* William & Mary
* Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins
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