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1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (4th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5 – 1 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Western Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.at No. 10 McNeese State*No. 3
W 21–1817,765[1]
September 191:30 p.m.Idaho State*No. 4
W 49–11
September 261:05 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 4
W 27–1040,646
October 31:30 p.m.Illinois StatedaggerNo. 2
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 41–1415,086
October 106:30 p.m.Western Kentucky*No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–611,255
October 171:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 1
W 30–257,000[2]
October 246:30 p.m.No. 2 Idaho*No. 1
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–2616,324[3]
October 311:30 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 1
W 34–13
November 71:30 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisNo. 1
L 15–21
November 146:30 p.m.No. 19 Western IllinoisNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–614,552
November 216:30 p.m.Southwest Missouri StateNo. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–1216,324
November 28No. 14 Eastern Washington*No. 3
W 17–1413,149[4]
December 5No. 11 McNeese State*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 29–713,375[5]
December 12No. 7 Youngstown State*No. 3
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 7–1914,682

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Penalty erases tie; UNI tips McNeese". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Phil Weaner (September 6, 1992). "Salukis' opener spoiled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "UNI tops E. Washington". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "UNI's Shedd pays price for score". Quad-City Times. December 6, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  7. ^ "1992 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.


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