2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008.[3] The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. On November 14, 2008 Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.

2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 4[2]
2008 record12–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Verduzco
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^  7 –1     12 –3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^  7 –1     9 –3  
South Dakota State  6 –2     7 –5  
Western Illinois  4 –4     6 –5  
North Dakota State  4 –4     6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5     4 –7  
Youngstown State  3 –5     4 –8  
Illinois State  2 –6     3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8     0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:00 pmat BYU*No. 3
mtnL 17–4164,108
September 64:05 pmSouth Dakota*No. 9
CFUW 24–1312,904
September 204:05 pmNo. 12 South Dakota StateNo. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 34–2015,136
September 276:00 pmat No. 15 Southern IllinoisNo. 5
MediacomL 24–2714,427
October 26:35 pmNicholls State*No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPNUW 34–149,028
October 114:05 pmIllinois StateNo. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 31–1716,100
October 184:05 pmNo. 20 North Dakota StateNo. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA/Missouri Valley FB TVW 23–1313,416
October 253:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 5
W 21–2015,937
November 112:05 pmat No. 14 Western IllinoisNo. 5
W 30–610,258
November 84:05 pmMissouri StateNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFU/MediacomW 42–013,426
November 1511:00 amat Indiana StateNo. 4
W 28–02,381
November 222:00 pmat Southern Utah*No. 4
W 34–243,145
November 294:05 pmNo. 21 Maine*No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 40–158,477
December 66:00 pmNo. 10 New Hampshire*No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN360W 36–349,055
December 133:00 pmNo. 7 Richmond*No. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPNL 20–2112,062

Coaching staff
NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa		Alma Mater (Year)
Mark FarleyHead Coach8thNorthern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonRecruiting Coordinator
Offensive Line		9thNorthern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Receivers		8thNorthern Iowa (1980)
Mario VerduzcoCo-Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks		8thSan José State (1988)
Atif AustinRunning Backs4thIowa State (2003)
Scott FrostCo-Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers		2ndNebraska (1997)
Chris KliemanCo-Defensive Coordinator
Secondary		3rdNorthern Iowa (1990)
Jerry MontgomeryDefensive Line3rdIowa (2001)
Erik ChinanderTight Ends5thIowa (2003)
Bill WiltDefensive Line1stEureka College (1977)

Rankings
Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Final
The Sports Network 3 9 9 8 5 10 10 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
FCS Coaches 4 5 8 7 5 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

References
  1. Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  3. "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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