1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference.

1977 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1977 record6–5 (4–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1977 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1
Augustana (SD) 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Northern Iowa 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
South Dakota State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Nebraska–Omaha * 2 –2 –33 –6 –2
North Dakota 2 –4 –14 –7 –1
South Dakota * 2 –4 –14 –7 –0
Morningside 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Truman State*
L 21–31
September 10at Northern Michigan*Marquette, MIL 7–41
September 17at Eastern Illinois*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–21
September 24at No. 6 North Dakota State
L 0–58[1]
October 1North Dakota
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 9–6
October 8Augustana (SD)
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 27–35
October 15Nebraska–Omaha
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 17–19
October 22at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 30–13
October 29at South Dakota State
W 23–12
November 5South Dakota
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–14[2]
November 12St. Cloud State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Bison pummel Panthers 58–0 in loop opener". The Courier. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Smith, Russ L. (November 6, 1977). "Ellis keys 34-14 Panther victory". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 39. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1977 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
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