2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season

2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Mark Farley (16th season)

Offensive coordinator| Todd Sturdy (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Bill Salmon (16th season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Ryan Mahaffey (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Jeremiah Johnson
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| UNI-Dome

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 4  |
Illinois State ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Northern Iowa |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Western Illinois |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
South Dakota |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Indiana State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Southern Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley in his sixteenth season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were 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 fourth place.

## Schedule

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

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September 3| 7:00 pm| at Iowa State*| No. 5|

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, IA

| Cyclones.tv| W 25–20| 60,629
September 10| 4:00 pm| No. 14 Montana*| No. 3|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

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ESPN3| L 14–20| 12,346
September 17| 6:00 pm| at No. 8 Eastern Washington*| No. 10|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

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CSNC+| L 30–34| 9,111
October 1| 4:00 pm| Southern Illinois| No. 12|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

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ESPN3| W 42–21| 13,710
October 8| 2:00 pm| at South Dakota| No. 11|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| ESPN3| L 25–28| 10,221
October 15| 6:00 pm| at No. 14 Youngstown State| No. 21|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN3| L 10–14| 13,373
October 22| 1:00 pm| Missouri State| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| PSN
ESPN3| W 61–7| 12,014
October 29| 6:00 pm| No. 4 North Dakota State| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

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ESPN3| L 20–24| 12,032
November 5| 12:00 pm| at Indiana State| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN3| W 39–6| 3,409
November 12| 1:00 pm| at No. 19 Western Illinois| |

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN3| W 30–23| 3,412
November 19| 4:00 pm| No. 8 South Dakota State| |

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| ESPN3| L 24–45| 10,511

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

* Source: Schedule
* PSN (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, Comcast SportsNet Chicago)

## Game summaries

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### At Iowa State

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#5 Panthers | 0  | 16  | 3  | 6 | 25
Cyclones  | 7  | 6  | 0  | 7 | 20

See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team

### Montana

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#14 Grizzlies | 10  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 20
#3 Panthers  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14

See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

### At Eastern Washington

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#10 Panthers  | 10  | 14  | 0  | 6 | 30
#8 Eagles | 0  | 7  | 14  | 13 | 34

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

### Southern Illinois

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Salukis  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21
#12 Panthers | 14  | 21  | 0  | 7 | 42

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

### At South Dakota

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#11 Panthers  | 14  | 3  | 0  | 8 | 25
Coyotes | 14  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 28

See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### At Youngstown State

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#21 Panthers  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 10
#14 Penguins | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

### Missouri State

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Bears  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Panthers | 17  | 17  | 20  | 7 | 61

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

### North Dakota State

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#4 Bison | 7  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 24
Panthers  | 0  | 6  | 7  | 7 | 20

See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

### At Indiana State

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Panthers | 13  | 14  | 6  | 6 | 39
Sycamores  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0 | 6

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### At Western Illinois

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Panthers | 7  | 6  | 7  | 10 | 30
#19 Leathernecks  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 14 | 23

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

### South Dakota State

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#8 Jackrabbits | 14  | 7  | 7  | 17 | 45
Panthers  | 14  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 24

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

## Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
STATS FCS| 5| 3 (5)| 10| 14| 12| 11| 21| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV|
Coaches| 5| 3–T| 11| 14| 12| 11| 21| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV|

## References

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Northern Iowa Panthers football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Drake

Culture & lore|

* "UNI Fight"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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