2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Illinois in the first round and Maine in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the semifinals.

2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
Record11–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:05 p.m.Wayne State (MI)*No. 23W 34–14
September 86:30 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 24L 0–4547,092
September 157:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*Canceled [1]
September 22at Ball State*W 42–39
September 294:05 p.m.No. 2 Youngstown State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–11
October 62:30 p.m.at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 18W 27–3
October 134:05 p.m.Southern Illinois No. 15
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 19–1413,455[2]
October 201:07 p.m.at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 14W 17–1415,637[3]
October 272:30 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 11L 14–4210,173[4]
November 34:05 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–13
November 104:00 p.m.at No. 6 Western KentuckyNo. 15W 24–2310,300
November 177:05 p.m.Cal PolyNo. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–13
December 1at No. 3 Eastern Illinois*No. 6W 49–43
December 81:30 p.m.No. 16 Maine*No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 56–289,525
December 151:00 p.m.at No. 1 Montana*No. 6
L 0–3818,848

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References

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  1. ^ "All Events Cancelled For The Weekend". sfajacks.com. September 13, 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2004.
  2. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Northern Iowa Football" (PDF). core.ac.uk. Retrieved February 12, 2024.