2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record7–4 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (2nd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Western Illinois $^ 5–1  9–3 
No. 11 Youngstown State ^ 4–2  9–3 
No. 24 Illinois State 4–2  7–4 
No. 19 Northern Iowa 3–3  7–4 
Southwest Missouri State 2–4  5–6 
Southern Illinois 2–4  3–8 
Indiana State 1–5  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. Led by Mike Dunbar in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Gateway. Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:05 p.m.Morningside*No. 10
W 47–1410,173
September 98:05 p.m.at Boise State*No. 11
L 17–4226,490
September 1612:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 16
Gateway TVL 14–344,500[1]
September 234:05 p.m.No. 10 Stephen F. Austin*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–3012,206[2]
September 304:00 p.m.No. 23 Illinois StatedaggerNo. 25
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Gateway TVW 34–2813,088[3]
October 143:00 p.m.at No. 3 Youngstown StateNo. 23
L 24–2821,119
October 212:00 p.m.at Indiana State
W 49–175,473
October 284:05 p.m.Southwest Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–1310,687
November 43:00 p.m.at Cal Poly*No. 24
W 43–414,135
November 117:05 p.m.Prairie View A&M*No. 23
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 60–1410,263[4]
November 187:05 p.m.No. 6 Western IllinoisNo. 18
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 41–4414,128[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Northern Iowa faces meltdown in league opener". Des Moines Register. September 17, 2000. p. 5C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Hylton, Sean (September 24, 2000). "UNI Rallies, Outshoots S.F. Austin". The Courier. pp. 23, 26. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Logue, Andrew (October 1, 2000). "Red-hot receivers perk up Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 11C. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Panthers roll up Prairie View, 60–14". The Courier. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Newhoff, Doug (November 19, 2021). "Down, and out?". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Northern Iowa Athletics Department (November 18, 2000). "University of Northern Iowa Football". Archived from the original on August 30, 2002. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2000 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "2000 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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