1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
| 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–19 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (5–1 Gateway) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ardell Wiegandt (4th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Western Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at No. 10 McNeese State* | No. 3 | W 21–18 | 17,765 | [1] | |
| September 19 | Idaho State* | No. 4 | W 49–11 | |||
| September 26 | at Iowa State* | No. 4 | W 27–10 | 40,646 | ||
| October 3 | Illinois State | No. 2 |
| W 41–14 | ||
| October 10 | Western Kentucky* | No. 1 |
| W 34–6 | 11,255 | |
| October 17 | at Southern Illinois | No. 1 | W 30–25 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| October 24 | No. 2 Idaho* | No. 1 |
| W 27–26 | 16,324 | [3] |
| October 31 | at Indiana State | No. 1 | W 34–13 | |||
| November 7 | at Eastern Illinois | No. 1 | L 15–21 | |||
| November 14 | No. 19 Western Illinois | No. 4 |
| W 37–6 | ||
| November 21 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 3 |
| W 37–12 | ||
| November 28 | No. 14 Eastern Washington* | No. 3 |
| W 17–14 | ||
| December 5 | No. 11 McNeese State* | No. 3 |
| W 29–7 | 13,375 | [4] |
| December 12 | No. 7 Youngstown State* | No. 3 |
| L 7–19 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Penalty erases tie; UNI tips McNeese". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Phil Weaner (September 6, 1992). "Salukis' opener spoiled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
- ^ "UNI's Shedd pays price for score". Quad-City Times. December 6, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
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