1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (4th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 12 2 0
No. 20 Western Illinois 4 2 0 7 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 0 6 5 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 5 6 0
Illinois State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.at No. 10 McNeese State*No. 3W 21–1817,765[1]
September 191:30 p.m.Idaho State*No. 4W 49–11
September 261:05 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 4W 27–1040,646
October 31:30 p.m.Illinois State No. 2
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 41–1415,086
October 106:30 p.m.Western Kentucky*No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–611,255
October 171:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 1W 30–257,000[2]
October 246:30 p.m.No. 2 Idaho*No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–2616,324[3]
October 311:30 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 1W 34–13
November 71:30 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisNo. 1L 15–21
November 146:30 p.m.No. 19 Western IllinoisNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–614,552
November 216:30 p.m.Southwest Missouri StateNo. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–1216,324[4]
November 28No. 14 Eastern Washington*No. 3
W 17–1413,149[5]
December 5No. 11 McNeese State*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 29–713,375[6]
December 12No. 7 Youngstown State*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 7–1914,682

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References

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  1. ^ "Penalty erases tie; UNI tips McNeese". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Phil Weaner (September 6, 1992). "Salukis' opener spoiled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "UNI wins, gets spot in I-AA playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1992. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNI tops E. Washington". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "UNI's Shedd pays price for score". Quad-City Times. December 6, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  8. ^ "1992 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.