2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the Gateway title with Southern Illinois and Youngstown State. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Eastern Washington in the first round, New Hampshire in the quarterfinals, and Texas State in the seminfinals before losing to Appalachian State in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
- Mark Farley (5th season)
| 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 16–21 vs. Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 2[1] |
| Record | 11–4 (5–2 Gateway) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (5th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Northern Iowa +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Southern Illinois +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Youngstown State + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 7:05 pm | Drake* | No. 12 | KFXA, KDSM | W 52–17 | 10,385 | ||
| September 10 | 7:05 pm | Minnesota Duluth* | No. 12 |
| W 49–14 | 8,893 | ||
| September 17 | 2:30 pm | at No. 22 (I-A) Iowa* | No. 9 | ESPN Plus | L 21–45 | 70,585 | ||
| October 1 | 1:05 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 8 | W 41–24 | 14,603 | [2] | ||
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 7 | L 21–24 | 10,778 | [3] | ||
| October 15 | 4:05 pm | Indiana State | No. 14 |
| W 31–10 | 12,449 | ||
| October 22 | 1:30 pm | at Illinois State | No. 13 | L 3–38 | 12,626 | [4] | ||
| October 29 | 3:05 pm | No. 11 Youngstown State | No. 21 |
| KFXA, KDSM, FCS | W 21–7 | 11,242 | |
| November 5 | 4:05 pm | at No. 6 Western Kentucky | No. 17 | FSNM | W 23–20 2OT | 12,364 | ||
| November 12 | 5:05 pm | No. 4 Southern Illinois | No. 14 |
| W 25–24 | 15,536 | [5] | |
| November 19 | 5:05 pm | Northern Arizona* | No. 10 |
| W 41–17 | 8,142 | [6] | |
| November 26 | 7:05 pm | No. 15 Eastern Washington* | No. 7 |
| W 41–38 | 7,746 | [7] | |
| December 3 | 10:00 am | at No. 1 New Hampshire* | No. 7 |
| ESPNGP | W 24–21 | 8,448 | |
| December 9 | 7:05 pm | at No. 4 Texas State* | No. 7 |
| ESPN2 | W 40–37 OT | 15,712 | [8] |
| December 16 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 7 | ESPN2 | L 16–21 | 20,236 | [9] | |
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Rankings
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma mater (year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head coach | 5th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Roster
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