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Northern Iowa FCS : MVFC

Location
Cedar Falls IA

Spirit Name
Panthers

Mascot
T C Panther
Stadium:
UNI-Dome: FCS Rank 42
Capacity: 16,234
Surface: Artificial

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record
Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters
Attendance
2010 7-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 88-37 Winning Percentage 69.53 610-380-47 Winning Percentage 61.09 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Total 37 Off. 17 Def. 18 S.T. 2 Offense 3 Defense 6 12,997 Increase FCS Rank 24
2010 7-4 Mark Farley @ NIU 81-32 Winning Percentage 70.68 603-375-47 Winning Percentage 61.12 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 7* Defense 4 12,969 FCS Rk 19
2011 10-3 Mark Farley @ NIU 98-40 Winning Percentage 70.21 620-383-47 Winning Percentage 61.29 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Total 40 Off. 17 Def. 20 S.T. 3 Offense 8* Defense 10 13,189 Increase FCS Rank 23
2012 5-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 103-46 Winning Percentage 68.42 625-389-47 Winning Percentage 61.12 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Back 43 Lost 18 Offense 6 Defense 4 11,905 Decrease FCS Rank 22
2013 7-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 110-51 Winning Percentage 67.87 632-394-47 Winning Percentage 61.09 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 20 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 12,572 Increase FCS Rank 18
2014 9-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 119-56 Winning Percentage 67.87 641-399-47 Winning Percentage 61.13 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 12,490 Decrease FCS Rank 14
2015 9-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 128-61 Winning Percentage 67.87 650-404-47 Winning Percentage 61.17 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 11,549 Decrease FCS Rank 20
2016 5-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 134-67 Winning Percentage 67.87 655-410-47 Winning Percentage 61.02 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 12,123 Increase FCS Rank 20
2017 8-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 142-72 Winning Percentage 66.36 663-415-47 Winning Percentage 61.02 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 16,324 Increase FCS Rank 10
2018 7-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 149-78 Winning Percentage 65.64 670-421-27 Winning Percentage 61.14 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 15 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,337 Decrease FCS Rank 25
2019 10-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 159-83 Winning Percentage 65.70 680-426-27 Winning Percentage 61.21 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,432 Decrease FCS Rank 34
2020 3-4 Mark Farley @ NIU 162-87 Winning Percentage 65.06 683-430-27 Winning Percentage 61.10 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 6-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 168-93 Winning Percentage 64.37 689-436-27 Winning Percentage 60.98 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 6,757 Decrease FCS Rank 53
2022 6-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 174-98 Winning Percentage 63.97 694-441-27 Winning Percentage 60.92 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,359 Increase FCS Rank 38
2023 6-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 180-103 Winning Percentage 63.60 701-446-27 Winning Percentage 60.86 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,379 Increase FCS Rank 31
2024 3-9 Mark Farley @ NIU 183-112 Winning Percentage 62.03 704-455-27 Winning Percentage 60.50 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 10,135 Increase FCS Rank 25
2025 0-0 Todd Stepsis @ NIU 0-0 Winning Percentage 00.00 704-455-27 Winning Percentage 60.50 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2022)

Record 2022

Overall: W:6 L:5 T:0
Conf: W:6 L:5 T:0
Division: W:6 L:5 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FBS (FBS Non AQ's) Sep-03 2022 Air Force
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa
LOSS
48 - 17
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Air Force 5-21 582 109 691 2 11 7
Northern Iowa 2-15 119 286 405 2 8 2
Same Conference Sep-10 2022 North Dakota
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa
LOSS
29 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 4-37 156 282 438 1 13 8
Northern Iowa 4-37 115 334 449 1 10 6
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-17 2022 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Sacramento State
LOSS
21 - 37
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 3-20 133 270 403 3 11 5
Sacramento State 7-64 170 254 424 0 14 6
Same Conference Sep-24 2022 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa
WIN
17 - 52
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 1-5 102 195 297 3 12 3
Northern Iowa 7-80 197 271 468 0 12 7
Same Conference Oct-01 2022 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Indiana State
WIN
20 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 5-30 141 180 321 1 9 5
Indiana State 4-35 103 205 308 1 16 7
Same Conference Oct-08 2022 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Illinois State
LOSS
21 - 23
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 2-10 154 212 366 1 11 5
Illinois State 3-20 152 257 409 0 20 13
FCS (FCS AQ's) Oct-15 2022 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Utah Tech
WIN
41 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 5-53 229 319 548 1 15 8
Utah Tech 7-75 51 198 249 3 10 2
Same Conference Oct-22 2022 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Missouri State
WIN
41 - 20
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 7-75 201 321 522 0 13 8
Missouri State 4-30 70 151 221 1 8 3
Same Conference Oct-29 2022 Southern Illinois
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa
WIN
36 - 37
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Southern Illinois 6-65 55 485 540 0 12 7
Northern Iowa 5-53 131 330 461 1 10 7
Same Conference Nov-05 2022 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
South Dakota State
LOSS
28 - 31
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 8-59 88 270 358 2 12 4
South Dakota State 10-61 164 263 427 1 17 10
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Nov-19 2022 South Dakota
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa
WIN
14 - 58
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota 5-45 104 132 236 2 10 0
Northern Iowa 1-6 213 380 593 0 12 7

Record 2022

Overall: W:6 L:5 T:0
Conf: W:6 L:5 T:0
Division: W:6 L:5 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards
Passing
Yards
Total
Yards
Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts
3rd Down
Coversions
Northern Iowa 49 - 438 Yards 1721 3173 4894 12 123 64
Opponents 56 - 458 Yards 1709 2531 4240 14 143 66
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Conference Game
  • BCS = Power Four Opponent
  • FBS = Group of 5 Opponent
  • FCS = FCS Opponent
  • FCS Non AQ = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top


Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
11 4894 445

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 3173 288

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11 1721 156

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
11 363 33

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 12 1.09

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
123 64 52%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
11 47 42 216 15 15 30 12 89% 64%

Defense Data   Back To Top


Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
11 4240 385

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2531 230

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 1709 155

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11 283 26

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 14 1.27

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
143 66 46.2%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
11 47 42 216 15 15 30 12 89% 64%

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