2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Introduction The '''2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team''' represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.
Preseason Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.
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Personnel ===Roster===* 2010 Roster===Coaching staff=== Name  Position  Year at  Northern Iowa  Alma Mater (Year) Mark Farley  Head coach  10th  Northern Iowa (1987) Rick Nelson  Recruiting coordinatorOffensive Line  11th  Northern Iowa (1984) Bill Salmon  Associate head coachOffensive coordinatorReceivers  10th  Northern Iowa (1980) Mario Verduzco  Co-offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks  10th  San José State (1988) Dedric Ward  Wide receivers  1st  University of Northern Iowa (1997) Chris Klieman  Defensive coordinatorSecondary  5th  Northern Iowa (1990) Dan Clark  Tight ends  1st  Simpson (1995) Jeremiah Johnson  Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach  4th  Kansas (2000) Jovan Dewitt  Linebackers  2nd  Northern Michigan (1999) Eric Sanders  Asst. Wide Receivers  1st  Northern Iowa (2008) Matt Entz  Defensive line  1st  Wartburg (1995)
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