2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois State.

2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 10
2014 record9–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coachMark Farley (14th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Verduzco
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf)
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 –1     15 –1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^  7 –1     13 –2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     9 –5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^  5 –3     9 –5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^  4 –4     8 –6  
No. 22 Youngstown State  4 –4     7 –5  
Southern Illinois  3 –5     6 –6  
Western Illinois  3 –5     5 –7  
Missouri State  1 –7     4 –8  
South Dakota  0 –8     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff
NamePositionYear at
Northern Iowa		Alma Mater (Year)
Mark FarleyHead Coach14thNorthern Iowa (1987)

Season

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 AMat Iowa*No. 9
BTNL 23–3166,805
September 1311:00 PMat Hawaii*No. 10
L 24–2724,999
September 204:00 PMNorthern Colorado*No. 11
PSNW 46–715,227
September 274:00 PMTennessee Tech*No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSNW 50–79,621
October 42:00 PMat No. 25 Indiana StateNo. 10
L 19–204,291
October 113:00 PMat South DakotaNo. 21
ESPN3W 27–1610,219
October 184:00 PMNo. 18 South Dakota StateNo. 20
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSNL 28–3115,049
October 251:00 PMat Western IllinoisNo. 23
W 27–132,588
November 14:00 PMNo. 7 Illinois StateNo. 22
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSNW 42–2812,154
November 84:00 PMNo. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 19
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSNW 23–314,777
November 152:00 PMat Southern IllinoisNo. 11
ESPN3W 40–215,589
November 224:00 PMMissouri StateNo. 11
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSNW 38–2410,298
November 297:00 PMStephen F. Austin*No. 10
ESPN3W 44–10[1]10,307
December 61:00 PMat No. 7 Illinois State*No. 10
ESPN3L 21–415,575

Media

The Panther Sports Network broadcast all home games live on television, marking the first time UNI had all home games on television.[2] PSN affiliates for the 2014 season are:

The flagship radio station is 1540 AM KXEL in Waterloo, broadcasting all home and away games on an 11-station network.[3]

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network 9 8 10 11 10 10 21 20 23 22 19 11 11 10 10 
Coaches 15 12 11 11 10 10 21 21 23 22 20 12 11 10 10

References
  1. "Stephen F. Austin vs UNI". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. "UNI Adds Radio, TV Affiliates for 2014-15 FB, MBB". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. July 29, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. "Panther Sports Radio Network". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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