2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2[1]
Record11–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (5th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^   5 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +   5 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 22 Illinois State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Illinois   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Indiana State   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference.[2] The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pmDrake*No. 12
KFXA/KDSMW 52–1710,385
September 107:05 pmMinnesota Duluth*No. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–148,893
September 172:30 pmat No. 22 (I-A) Iowa*No. 9
ESPN+L 21–4570,585
October 11:05 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 8
W 41–2414,603[3]
October 82:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 7
L 21–2410,778
October 154:05 pmIndiana StatedaggerNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–1012,449
October 221:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 13
L 3–3812,626[4]
October 293:05 pmNo. 11 Youngstown StateNo. 21
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA/KDSM/FCSW 21–711,242
November 54:05 pmat No. 6 Western KentuckyNo. 17
FSNMW 23–20 2OT12,364
November 125:05 pmNo. 4 Southern IllinoisNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 25–2415,536[5]
November 195:05 pmNorthern Arizona*No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 41–178,142
November 267:05 pmNo. 15 Eastern Washington*No. 7
W 41–387,746
December 310:00 amat No. 1 New Hampshire*No. 7
ESPNGPW 24–218,448
December 97:05 pmat No. 4 Texas State*No. 7
ESPN2W 40–37 OT15,712[6]
December 167:00 pmvs. No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 7
ESPN2L 16–2120,236

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network12[7]129108714132117141072[1]

Roster

2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Nick Nelson Fr
OT 77 Chad Rinehart So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa		 Alma mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head coach 5th Northern Iowa (1987)

References

  1. ^ a b "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Football Conference. October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Ecker, Jim (October 2, 2005). "UNI's Sanders too much for W. Illinois". The Gazette. p. 16C. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 23, 2005). "True colors". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C2. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNI captures OT thriller". The Muscatine Journal. December 10, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNI Ranked No. 12 in Sports Network Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 8, 2005. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
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