2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
Record11–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 1   11 3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 2   8 4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 2   8 3  
Western Illinois  4 3   5 5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 4   6 5  
Indiana State  2 5   3 8  
Illinois State  2 5   2 9  
Southern Illinois  1 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Illinois in the first round and Maine in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Wayne State (MI)*No. 23W 34–14
September 8at Iowa State*No. 24L 0–4547,092
September 22at Ball State*W 42–39
September 29No. 2 Youngstown State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 30–11
October 6at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 18W 27–3
October 13Southern IllinoisdaggerNo. 15
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 19–1413,455[1]
October 20at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 14W 17–1415,637[2]
October 27at Illinois StateNo. 11L 14–4210,173[3]
November 3Indiana StateNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–13
November 10at No. 6 Western KentuckyNo. 15W 24–2310,300
November 17Cal PolyNo. 8
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–13
December 1at No. 3 Eastern Illinois*No. 6W 49–43
December 8No. 16 Maine*No. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 56–289,525
December 15at No. 1 Montana*No. 6
L 0–38

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References

  1. Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2001 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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