2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008.[3] The team is coached by Mark Farley and play their home games in the UNI-Dome.
Facts
- On November 14, 2008 Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back Missouri Valley Football Conference championships since the 1995–1996 seasons.
- Northern Iowa was awarded the 3rd seed in the 2008 FCS Playoffs.
Season
Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
5:00 pm |
at Brigham Young* |
#3 |
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT |
MountainWest SN |
L 17–41 |
64,108 |
September 6 |
4:05 p.m |
South Dakota* |
#9 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
CFU |
W 24–13 |
12,904 |
September 20 |
4:05 pm |
South Dakota State |
#8 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
CFU, Mediacom |
W 34–20 |
15,136 |
September 27 |
6:00 pm |
at Southern Illinois |
#5 |
McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL |
Mediacom |
L 24–27 |
14,427 |
October 2 |
6:35 pm |
Nicholls State* |
#10 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
ESPNU |
W 34–14 |
9,028 |
October 11 |
4:05 pm |
Illinois State |
#10 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
CFU, Mediacom |
W 31–17 |
16,100 |
October 18 |
4:05 pm |
North Dakota State |
#6 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
KFXA, Missouri Valley FB TV |
W 23–13 |
13,416 |
October 25 |
3:00 pm |
at Youngstown State |
#5 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
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W 21–20 |
15,937 |
November 1 |
12:05 pm |
at Western Illinois |
#5 |
Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
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W 30–6 |
10,258 |
November 8 |
4:05 pm |
Missouri State |
#4 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
CFU, Mediacom |
W 42–0 |
13,426 |
November 15 |
11:00 am |
at Indiana State |
#4 |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
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W 28–0 |
2,381 |
November 22 |
2:00 pm |
at Southern Utah* |
#4 |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
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W 34–24 |
3,145 |
November 29 |
4:05 pm |
Maine* |
#4 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
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W 40–15 |
8,477 |
December 6 |
6:00 pm |
New Hampshire* |
#4 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
ESPNGP, ESPN 360 |
W 36–34 |
9,055 |
December 13 |
3:00 pm |
Richmond* |
#4 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
ESPN, ESPN 360 |
L 20–21 |
12,062 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Central Time Zone. |
Rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll |
Pre |
Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Final |
The Sports Network |
3 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
FCS Coaches |
4 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Notes and references
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The University |
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Head Coaches |
Wolff • Leighton • Sweetland • Williams • Affleck • Pell • Simmons • Perrine • Pasini • Berkstresser • Perrine • Glaesner • Doseff • Mendenhall • Bender • Whitford • Baker • Johnson • Starbeck • Hammer • Sheriff • Mudra • Bruce • Allen • Dunbar • Farley
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Conferences |
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Stadiums |
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Rivalries |
Southern Illinois
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Retired Numbers |
None
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Postseason Berths (19) |
1960 • 1964 • 1981 • 1982 • 1984 • 1985 • 1987 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2001 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011
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Conference
Championships (33) |
1927 • 1928 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1952 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1964 • 1981 • 1982 • 1984 • 1985 • 1987 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2001 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011
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1890s |
1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899
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1900s |
1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909
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1910s |
1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919
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1920s |
1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929
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1930s |
1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939
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1940s |
1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
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1950s |
1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959
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1960s |
1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
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1970s |
1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
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1980s |
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
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1990s |
1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999
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2000s |
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
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2010s |
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Champion – Richmond Spiders
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