2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 0–38 vs. Montana
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4
2001 record	11–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Mark Farley (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome

2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Youngstown State		5	–	2					8	–	3
Western Illinois		4	–	3					5	–	5
Southwest Missouri State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Indiana State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Illinois State		2	–	5					2	–	9
Southern Illinois		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Wayne State*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–14
September 8	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	L 0–45
September 22	at Ball State*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana	W 42–39
September 29	Youngstown State*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 30–11
October 6	at SW Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 27–3
October 13	Southern Illinois	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 19–14
October 20	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 17–14
October 27	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 14–42
November 3	Indiana State	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–13
November 10	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 24–23
November 17	Cal Poly	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 31–13
December 1	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, Illinois (Division I-AA Playoffs First Round)	W 49–43
December 8	Maine*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (Division I-AA Playoffs Quarterfinals)	W 56–28
December 15	Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Division I-AA Playoffs Semifinals)	L 0–38
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "2001 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.