1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Terry Allen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ardell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Northern Iowa	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Western Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Mankato State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–22
September 16	at Kansas State*		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 10–8	28,275
September 23	Fort Hays State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 43–15
September 30	at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 22–37		^[1]
October 7	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 21–10
October 14	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–21
October 21	Ferris State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 39–3
October 28	at No. 13 Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 31–28
November 4	at Illinois State	No. 17	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 13–32
November 11	Southern Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 38–14	7,827	^[2]
November 18	Eastern Washington		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 47–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Jay Johnson	Fr
QB	`13`	Kurt Warner	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`12`	Willie Beamon	Fr
DE	`96`	James Jones	Jr
DB	`9`	Chris Klieman	Jr
LB	`55`	Bryce Paup	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bryce Paup	Linebacker	6	159	Green Bay Packers

Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.^[4]

v t e Northern Iowa Panthers football
Venues	O. R. Latham Stadium (1936–1975) UNI-Dome (1976–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Drake
Culture & lore	"UNI Fight"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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