1979_Northern_Iowa_Panthers_football_team
1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
The 1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.
Quick Facts Northern Iowa Panthers football, Conference ...
| 1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Mid-Cont) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Remmert (9th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Minnesota Morris* | L 0–13 | 11,000 | ||
| September 8 | at Northern Michigan | Marquette, MI | W 11–7 | 6,658 | |
| September 15 | North Dakota State* |
| W 21–10 | 9,500 | [1] |
| September 22 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| L 15–39 | 10,000 | |
| September 29 | at No. T–4 Youngstown State | Youngstown, OH | L 0–29 | 7,000 | |
| October 6 | Akron |
| W 20–17 | 9,500 | |
| October 13 | at Western Illinois | W 38–25 | 11,596–11,597 | [2] | |
| October 20 | at No. 9 South Dakota State* | L 7–14 | 2,415 | ||
| October 27 | No. 4 Eastern Illinois |
| W 10–7 | 10,700–10,780 | [3] |
| November 3 | at South Dakota* | W 23–9 | 6,200 | ||
| November 10 | Western Kentucky* |
| L 17–24 | 12,500 | |
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- "McNeail return starts UNI offense". The Courier. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- "1979 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.