2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMatt Entz (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Indiana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Southern Illinois   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Northern Iowa   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
South Dakota   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 pmat No. 12 (FBS) Wisconsin*No. 9
BTNL 21–2679,568
September 86:00 pmCentral State (OH)*No. 8
Panther Sports NetworkW 59–012,012
September 152:30 pmat Iowa*No. 7
BTNL 16–2770,585
September 227:00 pmat No. 4 Youngstown StateNo. 8
ESPN3L 35–4219,277
September 296:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Panther Sports NetworkL 21–3316,008
October 132:00 pmat Southern Illinois
L 31–3410,575
October 204:00 pmNo. 20 South Dakota Statedagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
MVFC TVW 27–613,067
October 274:00 pmNo. 17 Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Comcast IllinoisL 21–339,946
November 31:00 pmat Western Illinois
MVFC TVW 40–03,094
November 1012:00 pmat South Dakota
MVFC TV/ESPN3W 24–218,476
November 174:00 pmMissouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 38–138,493

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa		 Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head coach 12th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson Offensive line 13th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon Associate head coach
Offensive Coordinator		 12th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco Co-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks		 12th San José State (1988)
Jeremiah Johnson Defensive backs 6th Kansas (2000)
Dan Clark Tight ends 3rd Simpson (1995)
Travis Williams Linebackers 1st Auburn (2005)
Matt Entz Defensive coordinator/defensive line 3rd Wartburg (1995)
Todd Blythe Offensive assistant 1st Iowa State (2008)
Daniel Bullocks Defensive assistant 1st Nebraska (2005)
D. J. Hord Graduate assistant 1st Notre Dame (2009)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
The Sports Network9[1][2]8781422RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV[3]
College Sports Journal Poll9[4]
FCS Coaches7[5][6]7681725RV—RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

References

  1. ^ Haley, Craig (August 13, 2012). "Sam Houston State Grabs No. 1 in Preseason Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Harvard Ranked Preseason Top 25 by The Sports Network". Harvard University Department of Athletics. August 13, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Football Earns No. 20 Ranking in Final Polls". Northern Arizona University Department of Athletics. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "UNI Ranked No. 9 in College Sports Journal Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 23, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Minium, Harry (August 23, 2012). "ODU Ranked Sixth Nationally by FCS Coaches". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "UNI Lands at No. 7 on FCS Coaches Preseason Poll". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
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