1970 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1970 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the NCC.

1970 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1970 record2–8 (1–5 NCC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Thompson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Remmert
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
1970 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Dakota State $ 6 0 09 0 1
North Dakota 4 1 15 3 1
South Dakota 3 2 14 4 2
Augustana (SD) 3 3 04 6 0
Morningside 2 4 03 5 0
Northern Iowa 1 5 02 8 0
South Dakota State 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Gary Weber with 578 passing yards, Larry Skartvedt with 488 receiving yards, and Roger Jones with 404 rushing yards.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 127:30 p.m.Northern Michigan*L 0–21
September 1912:30 p.m.at Central Michigan*
L 9–27
September 267:30 p.m.South Dakota State
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 24–8
October 31:30 p.m.at South Dakota
L 17–41
October 101:30 p.m.Drake*
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 13–0
October 171:30 p.m.Morningside
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 7–19
October 241:30 p.m.No. 6 North Dakota State
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 10–43[1]
October 311:30 p.m.at North DakotaL 6–41
November 71:30 p.m.at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDL 10–20
November 142:00 p.m.at Western Illinois*L 7–29
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "N.D. State smacks UNI for 7th title". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1970 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

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