2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2013 record 7–5 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach Mark Farley (13th year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium UNI-Dome (c. 16,000, Field-Turf)
2013 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 North Dakota St. †^   8 – 0         15 – 0  
#13 South Dakota St. ^   5 – 3         9 – 5  
#18 Youngstown State   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Southern Illinois   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Missouri State   5 – 3         5 – 7  
Illinois State   4 – 4         5 – 6  
South Dakota   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   3 – 5         7 – 5  
Western Illinois   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8         1 – 11  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa 		Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head Coach 13th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson Offensive Line 14th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon Associate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator 		13th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco Co-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks 		13th San José State (1988)
Jeremiah Johnson Linebackers 7th Kansas (2000)
Daniel Bullocks Defensive Backs 2nd Nebraska (2005)
Brandon Lynch Defensive Backs 1st Middle Tennessee State (2006)
Ryan Mahaffey Tight Ends 1st Northern Iowa (2011)
Bryce Paup Defensive Line Coach 1st
Todd Blythe Wide Receivers Coach 2nd Iowa State (2008)
Garrett Scott Graduate Assistant 1st Northern Iowa (2012)
D. J. Hord Director of Football Operations 2nd Notre Dame (2009)

Season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM at Iowa State* #17 Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA MC 22 W 28–20   56,800[1]
September 7 4:00 PM Drake* #9 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA KCRG 9.2 W 45–15   15,960[2]
September 21 2:30 PM at Northern Colorado* #7 Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO BSTV W 27–6   3,025[3]
September 28 4:00 PM #9 McNeese State* #5 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA W 41–6   12,325[4]
October 5 2:30 PM at #1 North Dakota State #4 Fargodome • Fargo, ND FCS L 23–24   18,840[5]
October 12 4:00 PM Southern Illinoisdagger #4 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA L 17–24 OT  16,423[6]
October 19 4:00 PM South Dakota #11 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA L 31–38 2OT  11,121[7]
October 26 2:00 PM at #25 South Dakota State #17 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD Midco SN L 34–37 2OT  7,912[8]
November 2 1:00 PM at Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL L 3–13   8,006[9]
November 9 4:00 PM #9 Youngstown State UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA KCRG 9.2 W 22–20   10,034[10]
November 16 1:00 PM at Missouri State Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO ESPN3 W 17–10   5,621[11]
November 23 4:00 PM Western Illinois UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA W 28–13   9,568[12]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network 17 9 7 7 5 4 4 11 17 RV RV RV RV NR RV 
Coaches 16 9 8 7 5 4 5 13 18 RV RV NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Iowa State Cyclones – Box Score". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Drake Bulldogs vs. Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Northern Colorado Bears– Box Score". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "McNeese State Cowboys vs. Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score". ESPN. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Northern Iowa Panthers vs. North Dakota State Bison – Box Score". ESPN. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score". ESPN. October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score". ESPN. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Northern Iowa Panthers vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits– Box Score". ESPN. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Illinois State Redbirds – Box Score". ESPN. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Youngstown State Penguins vs. Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score". ESPN. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Missouri State Bears – Box Score". ESPN. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score". ESPN. November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Football 2013 Schedule". Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2013.