2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football

MVFC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
2010 record	7–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (10th year)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)

2010 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#17 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
#9 North Dakota State ^		4	–	4		9	–	5
Indiana State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4		6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Missouri State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		4	–	4		5	–	6
Youngstown State		1	–	7		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.

Preseason

Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	6:30 pm	North Dakota State	No. 14	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL/KCWI	W 16–9	14,422
September 18	4:05 pm	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 13	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA		L 20–22	12,260
September 25	6:00 pm	at Iowa State*	No. 15	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	Mediacom	L 0–27	48,874
October 2	4:05 pm	South Dakota State	No. 17	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15	W 24–14	14,686
October 9	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	No. 15	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	MVFC-TV	L 38–45 ^OT	13,356
October 16	4:05 pm	at South Dakota*	No. 22	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD		W 19–14	9,169
October 23	4:05 pm	Illinois State	No. 19	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL/KCWI	W 42–14	15,730
October 30	1:00 pm	at Youngstown State	No. 19	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH		W 34–30	13,039
November 6	3:05 pm	at Indiana State	No. 17	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 30–20	6,038
November 13	6:00 pm	Missouri State	No. 16	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15	W 38–14	14,892
November 20	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 13	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL		L 14–30	8,217
November 27	12:00 pm	Lehigh*	No. 16	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs–First Round)		L 7–14	5,990
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

Personnel

Roster

2010 Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Northern Iowa	Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley	Head Coach	10th	Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson	Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line	11th	Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon	Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Receivers	10th	Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco	Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	10th	San José State (1988)
Dedric Ward	Wide Receivers	1st	University of Northern Iowa (1997)
Chris Klieman	Defensive Coordinator Secondary	5th	Northern Iowa (1990)
Dan Clark	Tight Ends	1st	Simpson (1995)
Jeremiah Johnson	Recruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach	4th	Kansas (2000)
Jovan Dewitt	Linebackers	2nd	Northern Michigan (1999)
Eric Sanders	Asst. Wide Receivers	1st	Northern Iowa (2008)
Matt Entz	Defensive Line	1st	Wartburg (1995)

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
The Sports Network	14	14	13	15	17	15	22	19	19	17	16	13	16	19^[1]
FCS Coaches	13^[2]	13^[3]	10^[4]	15^[5]	22^[6]	18^[7]	24^[8]	22^[9]	19^[10]	17^[11]	16^[12]	12^[13]	16^[14]	18

References

↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110503204524/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/TSN-DIV-1AA-POLL.htm
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week Pre (Aug. 23, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. 2010-08-23. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
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↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 2 (Sept. 13, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. September 13, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 3 (Sept. 20, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. September 20, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 4 (Sept. 27, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. September 27, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 5 (Oct. 4, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 6 (Oct. 11, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. October 11, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 7 (Oct. 18, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. October 18, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 8 (Oct. 25, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. October 25, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 9 (Nov. 01, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 10 (Nov. 08, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 11 (Nov. 15, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 12 (Nov. 22, 2010)" (PDF). Southern Conference. November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

Northern Iowa Panthers football

Venues	O. R. Latham Stadium (1936–1975) UNI-Dome (1976–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	"UNI Fight"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2010 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune–Cookman Coastal Carolina Delaware Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Jacksonville State Lehigh Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Robert Morris South Carolina State Southeast Missouri State Stephen F. Austin Villanova Western Illinois William & Mary Wofford

Champion – Eastern Washington Eagles

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