1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.

1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
1979 record6–5 (4–1 Mid-Cont)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1979 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Youngstown State $^ 5 –0 –011 –2 –0
Northern Iowa 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Akron 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –4 –07 –4 –0
Northern Michigan 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Western Illinois 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Minnesota Morris*
L 0–13
September 8at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIW 11–7
September 15North Dakota State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 21–109,500[1]
September 22Nebraska–Omaha*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 15–39
September 29at No. T–4 Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHL 0–29
October 6Akron
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 20–179,500
October 13at Western Illinois
W 38–25
October 20at No. 9 South Dakota State*
L 7–14
October 27No. 4 Eastern Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 10–7
November 3at South Dakota*
W 23–9
November 10Western Kentucky*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 17–24

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References
  1. "McNeail return starts UNI offense". The Courier. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1979 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
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