1994 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1994 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record8–4 (6–0 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Northern Iowa $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 24 Western Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Eastern Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the fifth consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Montana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Iowa State*No. 8
W 28–1440,295
September 8at Southwest Texas State*No. 3
L 19–207,139
September 17Southwest Missouri StateNo. 9
W 12–713,294
September 24No. 2 McNeese State*No. 9
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 24–3416,324
October 1at Indiana StateNo. 13
W 11–103,972
October 8at Eastern IllinoisNo. 11
W 19–73,371
October 22Illinois StateNo. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 24–1716,324
October 29Western IllinoisNo. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 36–2715,382
November 5at No. 6 Idaho*No. 8
L 12–2110,200
November 12at Southern IllinoisNo. 14
W 39–73,100
November 19Eastern Washington*No. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–1712,353
November 26at No. 8 Montana*No. 11
L 20–237,958

References

  1. ^ "Northern Iowa shocks Iowa State 28–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Unprepared UNI falls flat". The Des Moines Register. September 9, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNI kicks Bears for fifth straight time". The Courier. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese hands UNI a tough loss". The Des Moines Register. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Iowa hangs on for 11–10 victory". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Panthers make big splash at E. Illinois". The Courier. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers knock Redbirds off perch". The Courier. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UNI rally trips up Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 6, 1994). "Vandals shake lethargy, UNI". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ McCool, Dan (November 13, 1994). "Panthers let off starters, cruise by Salukis, 39–7". The Des Moines Register. p. 10D. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UNI nets 27–17 win in finale". The Sioux City Journal. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Grizzlies advance". The Montana Standard. November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

This college football 1990s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.