2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 22nd-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (22nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ryan Clanton (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bodie Reeder (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Randall McCray (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Youngstown State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force*	No. 21	Falcon Field Colorado Springs, CO	Altitude	L 17–48	31,180
September 10	3:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	No. 24	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN3	L 27–29	9,940
September 17	4:00 p.m.	No. 8 Sacramento State*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 21–37	8,818
September 24	3:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 52–17	4,500
October 1	4:00 p.m.	Indiana State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	W 20–14	6,830
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Illinois State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 21–23	9,306
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Utah Tech*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	W 41–14	6,942
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Missouri State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	W 41–20	8,809
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 37–36	6,155
November 5	4:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Dakota State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 28–31	9,449
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at South Dakota		DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 58–14	5,490
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Deion McShane Sr QB 3 Matthew Schecklman Fr WR 4 Quan Hampton Sr RB 7 Dom Williams  Sr QB 10 Aidan Dunne  Fr QB 12 Theo Day  Jr WR 13 Tysen Kershaw  Fr QB 14 Nate Martens  So WR 15 Cael Loecher  Fr QB 16 Matt Morrissey  So WR 17 Logan Wolf  Jr TE 18 Tate Storbeck  So RB 20 Vance McShane  Sr WR 23 Sam Schnee  Jr RB 25 Harrison Bey-Buie So WR 26 Terrance Kamara  Fr TE 28 Liam McComas  So RB 31 Kendall Robinson  So RB 37 Josh Jenkins Fr RB 40 Amauri Pesek-Hickson So TE 43 Dawson Fenton  So TE 45 Layne Pryor So OL 51 Keean Kamerling  Fr OL 59 Nate Timmons  Fr OL 60 Carson Petlon  Fr OL 61 Chase Arends  Jr OL 62 Jackson Heeringa  Fr OL 65 Blake Anderson  Fr OL 66 Jordan Ver Meer  Fr OL 67 Erik Sorensen  Sr OL 69 Wes Hine  Fr OL 70 Gavin Proudfoot Fr OL 71 Nick Ellis GS OL 72 Justin Peine  Sr OL 74 Gunnar Kilen  Fr OL 75 Jared Penning  So OL 76 Ben Kuehnast Fr OL 77 Matthew Vanderslice  Sr OL 78 Tristan Roper  So OL 79 Hayden Amos  Fr WR 80 Devell Washington  Fr WR 81 Desmond Hutson  Fr WR 82 Sergio Morancy So WR 83 Brady McCullough Fr TE 84 Jayden Scott  Jr WR 85 Tay Norman  Fr TE 86 Noah Abbott  So WR 87 Quincy Morris  Fr WR 88 Peter Udoibok GS TE 89 Alex Allen  Jr TE, LS 93 Drew Clausen  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Jevon Brekke Sr DB 1 Tate Sander Fr DL 2 Caden Houghtelling  Jr DB 4 Keith Moko Fr DB 5 Korby Sander GS DB 7 Jordan Williams  So DL 8 Devin Rice  Jr DB 9 Benny Sapp III Sr DL 11 Cordarrius Bailey  Sr CB 19 Stefan Black II So DB 21 Edwin Dearman  So LB 22 Bryce Flater  Sr DB 24 Johnathan Phenix  Jr DB 27 Dewuan Mack Fr LB 29 Tucker Langenberg  Fr DB 30 Mo Olowo  Fr DB 32 Woo Governor Jr LB 33 Ben Belken  Fr DB 34 Deven Foster So DB 35 Jordan McClom Fr DB 36 Ethan Copeland Jr DB 38 Damien Crumitie GS LB 39 Cameron Baker  So LB 41 Spencer Cuvelier  Sr DB 42 Dalesean Staley Fr LB 44 Peni Naulu So LB 46 Rayshaun Dallas Fr DB 47 Jahsiah Galvan Fr LB 48 Caleb Frazer  Fr DL 49 Jake McLaughlin  So LB 50 Tyler Schmitt Fr LB 52 Caden Palmer Fr DL 53 Colin Klatt Jr DL 54 Reed Snitker  So DB 54 Rudy Stallman  Fr DL 55 Brennan Sweeney  Fr DL 57 Jack Kriebs  Fr DL 58 Dylan Boles GS DL 68 Jet Solinger Fr DL 90 Ethan George  Fr DL 91 Kody Timm Fr DL 92 Sean Wendel  Jr DL 94 Carter Hewitt  Fr DL 95 Derek Anderson  Fr DL 96 Cannon Butler  Fr DL 98 Tae Shon McDaniels Fr DL 99 Khristian Boyd  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 6 Calvin Jaworski Fr LS 56 Evan Knowler  Sr LS 73 Isaiah Garman  Sr K 91 Noah Pettinger Fr PK 97 Matthew Cook Jr	Head coach Mark Farley Coordinators/assistant coaches Ryan Clanton Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Bryce Paup Defensive Line Joe Ganz Wide Receivers Andrew Rosemark Director of Operations Atif Austin Running Backs Randall McCray Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Griffin McCarley Linebackers Bodie Reeder Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Drew Tate Tight Ends Benny Sapp Jr. Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 31, 2023

Game summaries

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Panthers	3	0	0	14	17
Falcons	14	13	14	7	48

See also: 2022 Air Force Falcons football team

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Panthers	3	7	3	14	27
Fighting Hawks	7	0	7	15	29

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

No. 8 Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hornets	7	17	3	10	37
Panthers	7	0	14	0	21

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	17	21	14	52
Leathernecks	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	3	3	8	14
Panthers	7	3	7	3	20

See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	10	10	3	0	23
Panthers	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Utah Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	7	0	7	14
Panthers	10	24	7	0	41

See also: 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	7	6	20
Panthers	14	10	7	10	41

See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

At No. 20 Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	21	3	6	37
No. 20 Salukis	10	7	12	7	36

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

No. 1 South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits	3	17	8	3	31
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

At South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	21	28	6	3	58
Coyotes	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team