1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
College football season
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The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Headcoach
- Terry Allen (4th season)
DefensivecoordinatorArdell Wiegandt (4th season)
| 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–19 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (5–1 Gateway) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ardell Wiegandt (4th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Western Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 McNeese State* | No. 3 | W 21–18 | 17,765 | [1] | |
| September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Idaho State* | No. 4 | W 49–11 | 11,722 | [2] | |
| September 26 | 1:05 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 4 | W 27–10 | 40,646 | [3] | |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois State | No. 2 |
| W 41–14 | 15,086 | [4] |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky* | No. 1 |
| W 34–6 | 11,255 | [5] |
| October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 1 | W 30–25 | 7,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Idaho* | No. 1 |
| W 27–26 | 16,324 | [7] |
| October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 1 | W 34–13 | 7,729 | [8] | |
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 1 | L 15–21 | 8,948 | [9] | |
| November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 19 Western Illinois | No. 4 |
| W 37–6 | 14,552 | [10] |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Southwest Missouri State | No. 3 |
| W 37–12 | 16,324 | [11] |
| November 28 | No. 14 Eastern Washington* | No. 3 |
| W 17–14 | 13,149 | [12] | |
| December 5 | No. 11 McNeese State* | No. 3 |
| W 29–7 | 13,375 | [13] | |
| December 12 | No. 7 Youngstown State* | No. 3 |
| L 7–19 | 14,682 | [14] | |
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Roster
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