2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 19th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego and South Dakota State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to James Madison.

MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place.

Preseason All–MVFC team
The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.

Offense

Briley Moore – TE

Jackson Scott-Brown – OL

Defense

Xavior Williams – DB

FCS Playoffs
The Panthers were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against San Diego.