1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. In its third season under head coach Mike Dunbar, the team compiled a 8–3 record overall and 3–3 mark against Gateway opponents.

1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
1999 record	8–3 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach	Mike Dunbar (3rd season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome

1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Illinois State $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		5	–	1					12	–	3
No. 15 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					8	–	3
Western Illinois		2	–	4					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Indiana State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Southern Illinois		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Helming with 3,469 passing yards, Mike Furrey with 1,179 receiving yards, and Adam Benge with 778 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	at No. 6 McNeese State*	No. 16	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 41–17	16,370[2]
September 11	at Ohio*	No. 9	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 36–21	21,275[3]
September 18	Central Washington*	No. 6	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 44–7	11,304[4]
September 25	No. 25 Southern Illinois	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–14	13,840[5]
October 2	at No. 10 Illinois State	No. 5	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 28–47	11,378[6]
October 9	Cal Poly*	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 42–21	14,292[7]
October 16	at Southwest Missouri State	No. 8	Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 29–17	15,547[8]
October 23	No. 9 Youngstown State	No. 7	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 20–29	10,163[9]
October 30	Indiana State	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 44–21	9,604[10]
November 13	at Western Illinois	No. 11	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 27–46	8,574[11]
November 20	Southwest Minnesota State*	No. 18	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 55–14	10,347[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 2 Dymon Adams RB 6-0 233 Sr. Fletcher, NC Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Eddie Berlin Jr WR 4 Mike Furrey Sr C 63 Brad Meester Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 18 Regi Vettraino Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Dunbar Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-04-11

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Brad Meester	Center	2	60	Jacksonville Jaguars

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References

1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
2. "Northern Iowa vs McNeese State". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
3. "Northern Iowa vs Ohio". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
4. "Central Washington vs Northern Iowa". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
5. "Southern Illinois vs Northern Iowa". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
6. "Northern Iowa vs Illinois State". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
7. "Cal Poly vs Northern Iowa". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
8. "Northern Iowa vs Southwest Mo. State". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
9. "Youngstown State vs Northern Iowa". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
10. "Indiana State vs Northern Iowa". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
11. "Northern Iowa vs Western Illinois". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
12. "Southwest State (MN) vs Northern Iowa". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
13. "1999 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
14. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.