1987 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–4 (6–0 GCAC)
Headcoach
- Darrell Mudra (5th season)
HomestadiumUNI-Dome
| 1987 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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GCAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 41–44 vs. Northeast Louisiana | |
| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–4 (6–0 GCAC) |
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| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese State* | W 34–31 | 18,500 | [1] | |||
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | KITN | L 7–24 | 50,120 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Montana State* | No. 12 | W 53–7 | 14,213 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 6 | W 38–14 | 8,457 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Montana* | No. 4 |
| L 16–33 | 12,027 | [5] | |
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 11 | L 38–39 | 46,515 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 12 | W 52–7 | 14,291 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 10 |
| W 19–17 | 13,203 | [8] | |
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 7 | W 17–13 | 3,343 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 5 |
| W 20–3 | 11,813 | [10] | |
| November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Illinois State | No. 4 |
| W 48–17 | 9,582 | [11] | |
| November 28 | No. 15 Youngstown State* | No. 4 |
| W 31–28 | 3,887 | [12] | ||
| December 5 | No. 12 Arkansas State* | No. 4 |
| W 48–28 | 6,100 | [13] | ||
| December 12 | at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana* | No. 4 |
| L 41–44 2OT | 14,443 | [14] | ||
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