2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 27–39 vs. Delaware | |
Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 4[1] |
FCS Coaches | No. 5[2] |
Record | 12–1 (6–0 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (7th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Mario Verduzco (2nd season) |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Youngstown State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The Panthers clinched a share of the Gateway Football Conference and a playoff berth with a win against Missouri State on November 3.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 7:05 pm | Minnesota State* | No. 9 | W 41–14 | 15,056 | |||
September 8 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State* | No. 7 | W 24–13 | 56,795 | |||
September 15 | 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State* | No. 5 | W 31–17 | 10,844 | |||
September 22 | 4:00 pm | at Drake* | No. 4 | Mediacom | W 45–7 | 10,216 | ||
September 29 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 Illinois State | No. 3 | W 23–13 | 10,473 | [8] | ||
October 13 | 4:05 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 2 |
| Mediacom/CFU | W 30–24 | 17,074 | [9] |
October 20 | 6:35 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 1 | FSNM/FCS/MS-KC/CFU | W 42–3 | 15,330 | [10] | |
October 27 | 4:05 pm | Youngstown State | No. 1 |
| KFXA/KDSM/WFMJ/FCS/MS-KC | W 14–13 | 16,528 | |
November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 1 | Mediacom | W 38–17 | 10,590 | ||
November 10 | 5:05 pm | Indiana State | No. 1 |
| CFU | W 68–14 | 16,624 | |
November 17 | 5:05 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 1 |
| CFU | W 48–10 | 15,724 | |
November 24 | 6:35 pm | New Hampshire* | No. 1 |
| Mediacom/CFU | W 38–35 | 16,015 | |
December 1 | 1:00 pm | Delaware* | No. 1 |
| ESPNGP/Mediacom/CFU | L 27–39 | 15,803 | |
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Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
The Sports Network | 9[11] | 7[12] | 5 | 4[13] | 3 | 2[14] | 2[15] | 1[16] | 1[17] | 1[18] | 1[19] | 1[20] | 1[21] | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4[1] |
FCS Coaches | 9[22] | 7[23] | 5[24] | 5[25] | 4[26] | 4[27] | 3[28] | 2[29] | 2[30] | 2[31] | 2[32] | 2[33] | 1[34] | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5[2] |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38[35] | — | — | — |
Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa |
Alma Mater (Year) |
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Mark Farley | Head coach | 7th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line |
8th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers |
7th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks |
7th | San José State (1988) |
Atif Austin | Running backs | 3rd | Iowa State (2003) |
Scott Frost | Linebackers | 1st | Nebraska (1997) |
Chris Klieman | Secondary | 2nd | Northern Iowa (1990) |
Jerry Montgomery | Defensive line | 2nd | Iowa (2001) |
Keith Harms | Defensive assistant | 4th | Buena Vista (1979) |
Erik Chinander | Tight ends | 4th | Iowa (2003) |
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Chad Rinehart | Tackle | 3 | 96 | Washington Redskins |
Brandon Keith | Tackle | 7 | 225 | Arizona Cardinals |