List of Northern Iowa Panthers football seasons
Introduction This is a list of '''seasons completed by the Northern Iowa Panthers football team''' of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).The Panthers fielded their first team in 1895 with no head coach designated. The first head coach was Fred Wolff and currently is Mark Farley.There was no football team fielded during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because it was deemed "...too severe to be played at the institution." Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II.
Seasons Legend † National Champions ‡ Conference Champions ^ Bowl game berth * Playoff berthSeasonCoachConferenceSeason resultsBowl/Playoff resultFinal rankingConference finishWinsLossesTiesNCAA/TSN PollCoaches Poll Iowa State Normal School Normals 1895  No coach Independent — 1 2 0 —  1896 Independent — 4 3 0 —  1897 Fred Wolff Independent — 5 1 0 —  1898 Kalita E. Leighton Independent — 4 0 1 —  1899 George Sweetland Independent — 1 3 2 —  1900 Fred A. Williams Independent — 3 4 1 —  1901 George B. Affleck Independent — 5 3 2 —  1902 Charles Pell Independent — 1 6 1 —  1903 Independent — 4 3 1 —  1904 Independent — 5 3 1 —  1905 Independent — 5 3 2 —  1906''Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because of the Normal Athletic Board'' 1907 1908 Clayton B. Simmons Independent — 5 0 0 —  1909 Independent — 6 0 0 —  Iowa State Teachers College Tutors/Panthers 1910 James Owen Perrine Independent — 1 4 1 —  1911 Pat Pasini Independent — 3 2 1 —  1912 Independent — 5 2 1 —  1913 Allen P. Berkstresser Independent — 2 3 1 —  1914 Independent — 2 5 1 —  1915 Independent — 3 3 0 —  1916 Independent — 1 7 0 —  1917 James Owen Perrine Independent — 2 3 0 —  1918 Russell Glaesner Independent — 1 3 0 —  1919 Ivan Doseff Independent — 2 4 1 —  1920 Independent — 4 2 1 —  1921 Leland L. Mendenhall Independent — 5 1 1 —  1922 Independent — 5 2 0 —  1923 IIAC  3 3 1 —  1924 IIAC  2 5 0 —  1925 Paul F. Bender IIAC  5 1 2 —  1926 IIAC  5 3 0 — 1927‡IIAC'''1st'''701—1928‡IIAC'''?1st'''513— 1929 IIAC  3 4 0 —  1930 Lawrence W. Whitford IIAC  2 5 1 —  1931 IIAC  3 5 0 —  1932 IIAC  5 3 1 —  1933 John Baker IIAC  3 6 0 —  1934 IIAC  3 3 2 —  1935 Thomas Johnson NCC  4 2 2 —  1936 Clyde Starbeck NCC 6th 5 2 2 —  1937 NCC T-3rd 2 4 3 —  1938 NCC 7th 3 5 0 —  1939 NCC 4th 5 3 1 — 1940‡NCC'''1st'''810—1941‡NCC'''1st'''530—1942‡NCC'''1st'''610— 1943''Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II'' 1944 1945 NCC — 3 3 0 — 1946‡NCC'''1st'''412—1947‡NCC'''T-1st'''♦531—1948‡NCC'''1st'''730—1949‡NCC'''T-1st'''♦520— 1950 NCC T-2nd 4 4 0 —  1951 NCC 3rd 3 4 0 — 1952‡NCC'''1st'''620— 1953 NCC 2nd 6 3 0 —  1954 NCC T-3rd 3 5 0 —  1955 NCC 2nd 8 1 0 —  1956 NCC 7th 2 5 1 —  1957 NCC 3rd 5 3 0 —  1958 Bill Hammer NCC 7th 4 5 0 —  1959 NCC T-4th 6 3 0 — 1960‡^ Stan SheriffNCC'''T-1st'''♦910Lost Mineral Water Bowl vs. Hillsdale College, 17-6 '''State College of Iowa Panthers'''1961‡NCC'''T-1st'''♦720—1962‡NCC'''T-1st'''♦711— 1963 NCC T-2nd 5 3 1 — 1964‡^NCC'''T-1st'''♦920'''Won''' Pecan Bowl vs. Lamar Tech, 19-17 1965 NCC 3rd 4 5 0 —  1966 NCC 3rd 4 5 0 —  1967 NCC 2nd 7 3 0 —  1968 NCC T-3rd 5 5 0 —  '''Northern Iowa Panthers''' 1969 NCC 2nd 5 5 0 —  1970 NCC T-6th 2 8 0 —  1971 NCC T-2nd 4 5 0 —  1972 NCC T-4th 4 6 0 —  1973 NCC 7th 5 5 0 —  1974 NCC T-5th 5 4 1 — 1975* NCC '''2nd''' 9 3 0Quarterfinals Division II playoffs  1976 NCC 3rd 8 3 0 —  1977 NCC T-2nd 6 5 0 —  1978 AMCU 6th 2 9 0 —  1979 AMCU 2nd 6 5 0 —  1980 AMCU 3rd 7 4 0 — 1981‡AMCU'''T-1st'''♦560—1982‡AMCU'''T-1st'''♦461— 1983 Darrell Mudra AMCU 3rd 6 5 0 — 1984‡AMCU'''T-1st'''♦920—181985‡*GFC'''1st'''1120Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs4 1986 GFC T-2nd 7 3 1 — 1987‡*GFC'''1st'''1040Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs4 1988 Earle Bruce GFC 4th 5 6 0 —  1989 Terry Allen GFC T-2nd 8 3 0 — 201990‡*GFC'''T–1st'''♦840First Round Division I-AA playoffs111991‡*GFC'''1st'''1120Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs41992‡*GFC'''1st'''1220Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs31993‡*GFC'''1st'''840First Round Division I-AA playoffs131994‡*GFC'''1st'''840First Round Division I-AA playoffs111995‡*GFC'''T–1st'''♦850Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs181996‡*GFC'''1st'''122—Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs3 1997 Mike Dunbar GFC 2nd 7 4 — —  1998 GFC T–3rd 7 4 — — 25 1999 GFC 3rd 8 3 — — 15 2000 GFC 4th 7 4 — — 192001‡* Mark FarleyGFC'''1st'''113—Semifinals Division I-AA playoffs4 2002 GFC T-6th 5 6 — — 2003‡*GFC'''T–1st'''♦103—Quarterfinals Division I-AA playoffs5 2004 GFC 3rd 7 4 — — 252005‡*GFC'''T–1st'''♦114—Finals Division I-AA playoffs2 2006 GFC T–2nd 7 4 — — 172007‡*GFC'''1st'''121—Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs452008‡*MVFC'''T–1st'''♦123—Semifinals Division I FCS playoffs44 2009 MVFC T–3rd 7 4 — — 18 182010‡*MVFC'''1st'''75—First Round Division I FCS playoffs19182011‡*MVFC'''T–1st'''♦103—Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs65 2012 MVFC T–6th 5 6 — — RV — 2013 MVFC T–7th 7 5 — — RV RV 2014* MVFC 3rd 9 5 —Second Round Division I FCS playoffs  2015* MVFC T–3rd 9 5 —Quarterfinals Division I FCS playoffs8 6 2016 MVFC T–4th 5 6 — — RV —Total 632 390 47''(only includes regular season games)'' 1 1 —''(only includes bowl games; 2 appearances)'' 22 19 —''(only includes playoff games; 19 appearances)'' 655 410 47''(all games)'' ♦
Bowl results SeasonDateBowlOpponentResultSiteAttendance 1960 November 26 Mineral Water Bowl Hillsdale College L 17-6 Excelsior Springs, Missouri  1964 December 12 Pecan Bowl Lamar Tech W 19-17 Abilene, Texas
Playoff results Any playoff appearance prior to 1978 was in the NCAA Division II playoffs. All subsequent appearances were in Division I-AA, now known as Football Championship Subdivision. When Division I-AA was formed for football in 1978, the playoffs included just four teams, doubling to eight teams in its fourth season of 1981.In 1982 the I-AA playoffs were expanded to 12 teams, with each of the top four seeds receiving a first-round bye and a home game in the quarterfinals. In its ninth season of 1986, the I-AA playoffs were expanded again, to the present 16-team format, requiring four post-season victories to win the title. In April 2008 the NCAA announced that the playoff field will again expand to include 20 teams beginning in 2010.The playoffs expanded to 24 teams starting in 2013.SeasonDateRoundUNI SeedOpponentResultSiteAttendance 1975 November 29 First - Western Kentucky L 14-12 Cedar Falls, Iowa 2,500 1985 December 7 Quarterfinals 4 Eastern Washington W 17-14 Cedar Falls, Iowa 6,220 1985 December 14 Semifinals 4 Georgia Southern L 40-33 Cedar Falls, Iowa 12,300 1987 November 28 First 3 Youngstown State W 31-28 Cedar Falls, Iowa 3,887 1987 December 5 Quarterfinals 3 Arkansas State W 49-28 Cedar Falls, Iowa 6,100 1987 December 12 Semifinals 3 Northeast Louisiana L 44-41 OT Monroe, Louisiana 14,443 1990 December 12 First 11 Boise State L 20-3 Boise, Idaho 11,691 1991 November 30 First 3 Weber State W 38-21 Cedar Falls, Iowa 8,723 1991 December 7 Quarterfinals 3 Marshall L 41-13 Huntington, West Virginia 16,889 1992 November 28 First 3 Eastern Washington W 17-14 Cedar Falls, Iowa 13,149 1992 December 5 Quarterfinals 3 McNeese State W 29-7 Cedar Falls, Iowa 13,375 1992 December 12 Semifinals 3 Youngstown State L 19-7 Cedar Falls, Iowa 14,682 1993 November 27 First 13 Boston L 27-21 2OT Boston, Massachusetts 6,882 1994 November 28 First 11 Montana L 23-20 Missoula, Montana 7,958 1995 November 25 First 16 Murray State W 35-34 Murray, Kentucky 7,633 1995 December 3 Quarterfinals 16 Marshall L 41-24 Huntington, West Virginia 14,472 1996 November 30 First 3 Eastern Illinois W 41-24 Cedar Falls, Iowa 10,402 1996 December 7 Quarterfinals 3 William & Mary W 38-35 Cedar Falls, Iowa 10,796 1996 December 14 Semifinals 3 Marshall L 31-14 Huntington, West Virginia 14,414 2001 December 1 First - Eastern Illinois W 49-43 Charleston, Illinois 6,824 2001 December 8 Quarterfinals - Maine W 56-28 Cedar Falls, Iowa 9,525 2001 December 15 Semifinals - Montana L 38-0 Missoula, Montana 18,848 2003 November 29 First - Montana State W 35-14 Cedar Falls, Iowa 10,165 2003 December 2 Quarterfinals - Delaware L 37-7  Newark, Delaware 11,881 2005 November 26 First - Eastern Washington W 41-38 Cedar Falls, Iowa 7,746 2005 December 2 Quarterfinals - New Hampshire W 24-21  Durham, New Hampshire 8,448 2005 December 9 Semifinals - Texas State W 40-37 OT San Marcos, Texas 15,712 2005 December 16 Championship - Appalachian State L 21-16 Chattanooga, Tennessee 20,236 2007 November 24 First 1 New Hampshire W 38-35 Cedar Falls, Iowa 16,015 2007 December 1 Quarterfinals 1 Delaware L 39-27 Cedar Falls, Iowa 15,803 2008 November 29 First 3 Maine W 45-0 Cedar Falls, Iowa 8,477 2008 December 6 Quarterfinals 3 New Hampshire W 36-34 Cedar Falls, Iowa 9,055 2008 December 13 Semifinals 3 Richmond L 21-20 Cedar Falls, Iowa 12,062 2010 November 27 First - Lehigh L 14-7 Cedar Falls, Iowa 5,990 2011 December 3 Second 5 Wofford W 28-21 Cedar Falls, Iowa 6,915 2011 December 9 Quarterfinals 5 Montana L 48-10 Missoula, Montana 23,049 2014 November 29 First - Stephen F. Austin W 44-10 Cedar Falls, Iowa 10,307 2014 December 6 Second - Illinois State L 41-21 Normal, Illinois 5,575 2015 November 28 First - Eastern Illinois W 53-17 Cedar Falls, Iowa 7,062 2015 December 3 Second - Portland State W 29-17 Portland, Oregon 8,022 2015 December 12 Quarterfinals - North Dakota State L 23-13 Fargo, North Dakota 18,041
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