- 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
NCAATeamSeason
Mode=football
Year=2007
Team=Northern Iowa Panthers
Conference=Gateway Football Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Gateway
CoachRank=5
APRank=4
Record=12-1
ConfRecord=6-0
HeadCoach=Mark Farley
OffCoach= Bill Salmon
Mario Verduzco
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena =UNI-Dome (c. 16,000, astro-turf)
Champion=Gateway Football Conference Champions
Bowl=
BowlResult=The 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented theUniversity of Northern Iowa in thecollege football season of2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The previous year's team finished third (of eight) in theGateway Football Conference The team is coached byMark Farley and play their home games in theUNI-Dome . The Panthers clinched a share of the Gateway Football Conference as well as a playoff berth with a win against Missouri State on November 3, 2007.Facts
*The Panthers moved into the top spot in The Sports Network's FCS Top 25 poll on
October 15 ,2007 . It marked the first time the Panthers have been perched in the No. 1 spot in the nation since the Sports Network's poll onNovember 5 ,1992 .cite web | url=http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111907aaa.html | title=#1 UNI to Take on #17 New Hampshire in NCAA FCS Playoffs | author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=University of Northern Iowa | date=2007-11-19 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*OnNovember 19 ,2007 UNI became the consensus No. 1-ranked team in the nation after taking over the top spot in the FCS Coaches poll.
*OnNovember 8 ,2007 Northern Iowa was ranked 30th in the nation in the Sagarin ratings. The Sagarin ratings take into account all members of Division I football.cite web | url=http://www.fansonly.com/schools/niwa/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110807aab.html | title=UNI Ranked #30 in Sagarin Ratings
author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=USA Today | date=2007-11-08 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*UNI became the first-ever Gateway Football Conference school to win all six of its regular season road contests in a single season.
*The UNI Panthers can lay claim to the 2007 `mythical' state championship after scoring in-state wins over Iowa State (24-13) and Drake (45-7). Iowa State tallied a 15-13 win over Iowa only one week after the Panthers had beaten the same Cyclone team on the same field in Ames, Iowa.cite web | url=http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111207aac.html | title=UNI Looks For Perfect Regular Season Against Southern Utah | author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=University of Northern Iowa | date=2007-11-12 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*The Panthers' all-time record is 584-367-47 in 998 games as of the end of the 1st round playoffs.
*University of Northern Iowa (11-0) tops the bracket as the top seed after capturing the automatic qualifying berth from the Gateway Football Conference. The Panthers are making their 13th tournament appearance.cite web | url=http://ncaasports.com/football/mens/story/10481751 | title=2007 Championship Field Announced | author=National Collegiate Athletic Association | publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=2007-11-18 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*For the first time in school history the University of Northern Iowa football team has drawn a seed for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.cite web | url=http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111807aab.html | title=#1 UNI Draws New Hampshire in First Round of NCAA FCS Playoffs | author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=University of Northern Iowa | date=2007-11-18 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*In scoring its first win over Iowa State since 1994, UNI improved its record against teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) to 9-15 since 1985.
*On November 18, 2007, Northern Iowa received points in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. They received 1 point; that vote came from Ray Ratto of theSan Francisco Chronicle .cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=1&seasonYear=2007&weekNumber=13 | title=2007 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 12 (Nov. 18) | author=Associated Press | publisher=ESPN | date=2007-11-18 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML] The Panthers became the second FCS school to receive votes in the poll, following Appalachian State who had received up to 19 votes earlier in the season.
*As ofNovember 24 ,2007 UNI now holds the nation's longest win streak at 13 in a row.
*In 23 years of league play, UNI has now captured at least a share of the Gateway Football Conference title in 13 of those seasons with nine of those being outright championships.
*UNI completed the first-ever perfect regular season in the 23-year history of the Gateway Football Conference with a record of 11-0. UNI's 6-0 mark in Gateway play marked the ninth time in league history a team went undefeated against conference competition. It was the fifth time UNI has completed Gateway play with an unblemished record.
*OL Chad Rinehart was named to theSenior Bowl North team.eason
Roster
* [http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/niwa-m-footbl-mtt.html 2007 Roster]
Coaching staff
chedule
CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =August 30
nonconf = yes
time = 7:05 p.m.
rank = 9
opponent = Minnesota State
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv =
score = 41-14
attend = 15,056CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =September 8
nonconf = yes
time = 6:00 p.m
away = yes
rank = 7
opponent = Iowa State
site_stadium =Jack Trice Stadium
site_cityst = Ames, IA
tv =
score = 24-13
attend = 56,795CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =September 15
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 5
opponent = South Dakota State
site_stadium =Coughlin-Alumni Stadium
site_cityst = Brookings, SD
tv =
score = 31-17
attend = 10,844CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =September 22
nonconf = yes
time = 4:00 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 4
opponent = Drake
site_stadium =Drake Stadium
site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
tv =Mediacom
score = 45-7
attend = 10,216CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =September 29
time = 1:30 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 3
opponent = Illinois State
site_stadium =Hancock Stadium
site_cityst = Normal, IL
tv =
score = 23-13
attend = 10,473CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =October 13
homecoming = yes
time = 4:05 p.m.
rank = 2
opponent = Southern Illinois
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv =Mediacom , CFU
score = 30-24
attend = 17,074CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =October 20
time = 6:35 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Western Illinois
site_stadium =Hanson Field
site_cityst = Macumb, IL
tv =FSN Midwest , FCS, MS-KC, CFU
score = 42-3
attend = 15,330CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =October 27
time = 4:05 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Youngstown State
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv =KFXA ,KDSM ,WFMJ , FCS, MS-KC
score = 14-13
attend = 16,528CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =November 3
time = 1:00 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Missouri State
site_stadium =Plaster Sports Complex
site_cityst = Springfield, MO
tv =Mediacom
score = 38-17
attend = 10,590CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =November 10
time = 5:05 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Indiana State
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = CFU
score = 68-14
attend = 16,624CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =November 17
nonconf = yes
time = 5:05 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Southern Utah
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = CFU
score = 48-10
attend = 15,724CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date =November 24
nonconf = yes
time = 6:35 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = New Hampshire
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv =Mediacom , CFU
score = 38-35
attend = 16,015CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date =December 1
nonconf = yes
time = 1:00 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Delaware
site_stadium =UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = ESPNGP,Mediacom , CFU
score = 39-27
attend = 15,803Notes and references
External links
*http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/niwa-m-footbl-body.html
*http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/TSN-DIV-1AA-POLL.htm
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