1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panther compiled an overall record of 11–2 with mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the GCAC title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Weber State in the first round before losing to Marshall in the second round.
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–2 (5–1 GCAC)
Headcoach
- Terry Allen (3rd season)
DefensivecoordinatorArdell Wiegandt (3rd season)
| 1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–41 at Marshall | |
| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–2 (5–1 GCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ardell Wiegandt (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Western Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | McNeese State* | No. 7 | W 30–5 | 9,123 | [1] | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Augustana (SD)* | No. 7 |
| W 45–22 | 10,349 | [2] |
| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 5 | L 20–21 | 12,200 | [3] | |
| September 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Idaho* | No. T–17 | W 36–14 | 11,500 | [4] | |
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Morgan State* | No. 9 |
| W 56–6 | 13,368 | [5] |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Illinois State | No. 7 | W 17–14 | 12,651 | [6] | |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | No. 4 | W 49–21 | 3,228 | [7] | |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Southwest Missouri State | No. 4 | W 22–0 | 6,110 | [8] | |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 4 |
| W 49–21 | 15,429 | [9] |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Western Illinois | No. 4 | W 24–17 | 4,500 | [10] | |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | No. 4 |
| W 18–17 | 6,914 | [11] |
| November 30 | No. 15 Weber State* | No. 4 |
| W 38–21 | 8,723 | [12] | |
| December 7 | at No. 8 Marshall* | No. 4 |
| L 13–41 | 16,889 | [13] | |
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