2006 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 17
Record	7–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach	Mark Farley (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Salmon (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mario Verduzco (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Youngstown State $^	6	–	1	11	–	3
No. 8 Illinois State ^	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Northern Iowa	5	–	2	7	–	4
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^	4	–	3	9	–	4
Western Kentucky	4	–	3	6	–	5
Western Illinois	2	–	5	5	–	6
Missouri State	1	–	6	2	–	9
Indiana State	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:05 pm	at Drake*	No. 4	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	KFXA/KDSM	W 48–7	10,107
September 9	4:05 pm	North Dakota*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 31–35	11,010
September 16	4:05 pm	South Dakota State*	No. 12	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 27–17	11,227
September 30	6:00 pm	at Iowa State*	No. 13	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 27–28	55,518
October 7	4:05 pm	Missouri State	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom	W 38–7	13,843
October 14	3:35 pm	at Indiana State	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 34–14	2,376
October 21	3:00 pm	at No. 5 Youngstown State	No. 14	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	KFXA/KDSM/FCS	W 31–23	19,321
October 28	4:05 pm	Western Illinois	No. 7	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	CFU	L 13–24	11,058	^[1]
November 4	4:05 pm	Western Kentucky	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 31–20	8,756
November 11	3:00 pm	at No. 14 Southern Illinois	No. 12	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 23–47	7,422	^[2]
November 18	4:35 pm	No. 6 Illinois State	No. 20	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	KFXA/KDSM	W 38–27	10,827	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Northern Iowa	Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley	Head Coach	6th	Northern Iowa (1987)

^ McCool, Dan (October 29, 2006). "Unusually weak offense dooms UNI in the dome". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gray, Rob (November 12, 2006). "Northern Iowa is thoroughly beaten by Southern Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 19, 2006). "Panthers Deny ISU Title Share". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Football - 2006 Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

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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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