1970 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 1970 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the NCC.
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 NCC)
Headcoach
- Stan Sheriff (11th season)
OffensivecoordinatorLarry Thompson (1st season)
| 1970 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–5 NCC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Thompson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Remmert |
| Home stadium | O. R. Latham Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Dakota State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Gary Weber with 578 passing yards, Larry Skartvedt with 488 receiving yards, and Roger Jones with 404 rushing yards.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Michigan* | L 0–21 | 6,886 | ||
| September 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan* |
| L 9–27 | 9,000 | [1] |
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | South Dakota State |
| W 24–8 | 5,533 | |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Dakota |
| L 17–41 | 8,000 | [2] |
| October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Drake* |
| W 13–0 | 5,784 | |
| October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Morningside |
| L 7–19 | 7,822 | |
| October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 North Dakota State |
| L 10–43 | 6,520 | [3] |
| October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Dakota | L 6–41 | 1,000 | [4] | |
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD | L 10–20 | ||
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | L 7–29 | |||
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