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.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
| 2014 record | 9–5 (6–2 MVFC) |
| Head coach | Mark Farley (14th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Mario Verduzco |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head Coach | 14th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Season
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 11:00 AM | at Iowa* | No. 9 | BTN | L 23–31 | 66,805 | |
| September 13 | 11:00 PM | at Hawaii* | No. 10 | L 24–27 | 24,999 | ||
| September 20 | 4:00 PM | Northern Colorado* | No. 11 | PSN | W 46–7 | 15,227 | |
| September 27 | 4:00 PM | Tennessee Tech* | No. 10 |
| PSN | W 50–7 | 9,621 |
| October 4 | 2:00 PM | at No. 25 Indiana State | No. 10 | L 19–20 | 4,291 | ||
| October 11 | 3:00 PM | at South Dakota | No. 21 | ESPN3 | W 27–16 | 10,219 | |
| October 18 | 4:00 PM | No. 18 South Dakota State | No. 20 |
| PSN | L 28–31 | 15,049 |
| October 25 | 1:00 PM | at Western Illinois | No. 23 | W 27–13 | 2,588 | ||
| November 1 | 4:00 PM | No. 7 Illinois State | No. 22 |
| PSN | W 42–28 | 12,154 |
| November 8 | 4:00 PM | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 19 |
| PSN | W 23–3 | 14,777 |
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | at Southern Illinois | No. 11 | ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 5,589 | |
| November 22 | 4:00 PM | Missouri State | No. 11 |
| PSN | W 38–24 | 10,298 |
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 10 |
| ESPN3 | W 44–10[1] | 10,307 |
| December 6 | 1:00 PM | at No. 7 Illinois State* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 21–41 | 5,575 | |
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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:
- CFU Channel 15
- KCRG-TV Local 9.2 (Cedar Rapids)
- WOI-DT Channel 5 D-2 (Ames/Des Moines)
- KCAU-TV Channel 9 D-2 (Sioux City)
- KGCW Channel 26 (Davenport)
The flagship radio station is 1540 AM KXEL in Waterloo, broadcasting all home and away games on an 11-station network.[3]
Ranking movements
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| 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 | ||||||
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References
- "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.
- "UNI Adds Radio, TV Affiliates for 2014-15 FB, MBB". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. July 29, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- "Panther Sports Radio Network". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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