2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, winning the MVFC title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers lost in the first round to Lehigh. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
| 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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MVFC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 18 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 MVFC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Chris Klieman (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| No. 19 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 North Dakota State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 6:30 pm | North Dakota State | No. 14 | KWWL, KCWI | W 16–9 | 14,422 | [1] | |
| September 18 | 4:05 pm | No. 10 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 13 |
| L 20–22 | 12,260 | ||
| September 25 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State* | No. 15 | Mediacom | L 0–27 | 48,874 | ||
| October 2 | 4:05 pm | South Dakota State | No. 17 |
| Mediacom, CFU Ch. 15 | W 24–14 | 14,686 | |
| October 9 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 15 | MVFC-TV | L 38–45 OT | 13,356 | ||
| October 16 | 4:05 pm | at South Dakota* | No. 22 | W 19–14 | 9,169 | |||
| October 23 | 4:05 pm | Illinois State | No. 19 |
| KWWL/KCWI | W 42–14 | 15,730 | |
| October 30 | 1:00 pm | at Youngstown State | No. 19 | W 34–30 | 13,039 | |||
| November 6 | 3:05 pm | at Indiana State | No. 17 | W 30–20 | 6,038 | |||
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 16 |
| Mediacom, CFU Ch. 15 | W 38–14 | 14,892 | [2] |
| November 20 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 13 | L 14–30 | 8,217 | |||
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 16 |
| L 7–14 | 5,990 | [3] | |
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Rankings
Preseason
Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma mater (year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head coach | 10th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line | 11th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers | 10th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 10th | San José State (1988) |
| Dedric Ward | Wide receivers | 1st | University of Northern Iowa (1997) |
| Chris Klieman | Defensive coordinator Secondary | 5th | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Dan Clark | Tight ends | 1st | Simpson (1995) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach | 4th | Kansas (2000) |
| Jovan Dewitt | Linebackers | 2nd | Northern Michigan (1999) |
| Eric Sanders | Asst. Wide Receivers | 1st | Northern Iowa (2008) |
| Matt Entz | Defensive line | 1st | Wartburg (1995) |