2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football
2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 22–37 at South Dakota State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	8–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (17th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Salmon (17th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jeremiah Johnson (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVFC. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Monmouth in the first round before losing to South Dakota State in the second round. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

STATSNo. 19

FCS CoachesNo. 19

Record8–5 (6–2 MVFC)

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2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State*	No. 18	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Cyclones.tv	L 24–42	61,500
September 9	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	No. 21	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN^[a], ESPN3	W 45–38 ^OT	10,246
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah*	No. 21	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	L 21–24	8,841
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 24–17	9,112
October 7	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 Western Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3	L 29–38	12,642
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 38–18	14,347
October 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Youngstown State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3	W 19–14	12,146
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 14–30	18,687
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 South Dakota		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3	W 34–29	10,814
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	No. 25	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 25–10	6,157
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 24	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3	W 41–3	8,232
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Monmouth*	No. 20	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 46–7	4,095	^[1]^[2]
December 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 6 South Dakota State*	No. 20	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 22–37	7,518	^[3]^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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