2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS #8
FCS Coaches #6
2015 record 9–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach Mark Farley (15th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Bill Salmon
Co-offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jeremiah Johnson
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf)
2015 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 North Dakota State +^   7 1         13 2  
#5 Illinois State +^   7 1         10 3  
#8 Northern Iowa ^   5 3         9 5  
#15 South Dakota State ^   5 3         8 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 3         7 6  
Indiana State   3 5         5 6  
Youngstown State   3 5         5 6  
South Dakota   3 5         5 6  
Southern Illinois   2 6         3 8  
Missouri State   0 8         1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is coached by Mark Farley in his 15th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three–way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round and Portland State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa
Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head Coach 15th Northern Iowa (1987)

Season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 PM at Iowa State* #10 Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA Cyclones.tv L 7–31   61,500
September 12 1:00 PM #7 Eastern Washington* #14 UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA ESPN3 W 38–35   12,292
September 19 9:30 PM at #17 Cal Poly* #9 Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA ASN W 34–20   11,075
October 3 12:00 PM at #4 Illinois State #7 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL MVC TV/ESPN3 L 13–21   13,391
October 10 1:00 PM at #3 North Dakota State #10 FargodomeFargo, ND ESPN3 L 28–31   18,954
October 17 4:00 PM Western Illinois #12 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 L 19–24   16,324
October 24 2:00 PM at #6 South Dakota State #22 Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN3 W 10–7   16,042
October 31 1:00 PM South Dakota #18 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 W 20–7   10,476
November 7 4:00 PM #23 Indiana State #17 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 W 59–13   13,224
November 14 2:00 PM at Missouri State #17 Plaster Sports ComplexSpringfield, MO ESPN3 W 41–0   5,223
November 21 4:00 PM Southern Illinois #15 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA MVC TV/ESPN3 W 49–28   9,915
November 28 5:00 PM #24 Eastern Illinois* #15 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 53–17   7,062
December 5 9:00 PM at #5 Portland State* #15 Providence ParkPortland, OR (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 29–17   8,022
December 12 11:00 AM at #2 North Dakota State* #15 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN L 13–23   18,041
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 10 14 9 7 7 (1) 10 12 22 18 17 17 15 15 8 
Coaches 10 14 11 6 6 10 14 25 21 20 19 15 14 6

References

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