2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record8–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (17th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 19 ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVFC. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Monmouth in the first round before losing to South Dakota State in the second round. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 18
Cyclones.tvL 24–4261,500
September 94:00 p.m.Cal Poly*No. 21
PSN[a], ESPN3W 45–38 OT10,246
September 167:00 p.m.at Southern Utah*No. 21
Pluto TVL 21–248,841
September 306:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois
ESPN3W 24–179,112
October 74:00 p.m.No. 15 Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3L 29–3812,642
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 7 South Dakota State
ESPN3W 38–1814,347
October 211:00 p.m.No. 9 Youngstown Statedagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3W 19–1412,146
October 282:30 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota State
ESPN3L 14–3018,687
November 41:00 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3W 34–2910,814
November 112:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 25
ESPN3W 25–106,157
November 184:00 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 24
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3W 41–38,232
November 254:00 p.m.Monmouth*No. 20
ESPN3W 46–74,095[1][2]
December 24:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota State*No. 20
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)
ESPN3L 22–377,518[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6]

  1. ^ Panther Sports Network involves these channels (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBC Sports Chicago Plus, KSMO/Charter Kansas City Ch. 62.1 (for KSMO))

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS182121RVRVRVRVRVRVRV25242019
Coaches2021–T18242021RVRV25RVRVRV2119

Panthers drafted

Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL team
2018 Daurice Fountain WR 5 159 Indianapolis Colts

References

  1. ^ "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Courier, JIM NELSON Waterloo. "UNI romps to playoff victory over Monmouth". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "FCS playoffs: South Dakota State Jackrabbits beat Northern Iowa 37-22". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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