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1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–2 (5–1 GCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (3rd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^ 4 2 0 7 4 1
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 3 3 0 6 4 1
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
Illinois State 1 5 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panther compiled an overall record of 11–2 with mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the GCAC title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Weber State in the first round before losing to Marshall in the second round.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 71:30 p.m.McNeese State*No. 7W 30–59,123[1]
September 147:00 p.m.Augustana (SD)*No. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 45–22
September 211:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 5L 20–2112,200
September 288:00 p.m.at No. 2 Idaho*No. T–17W 36–1411,500[2]
October 51:30 p.m.Morgan State*daggerNo. 9
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 56–6
October 121:30 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 7W 17–14
October 267:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky*No. 4W 49–213,228
November 21:30 p.m.at No. 17 Southwest Missouri StateNo. 4W 22–06,110[3]
November 97:00 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–2215,429
November 161:00 p.m.at No. 13 Western IllinoisNo. 4W 24–174,500[4]
November 231:30 p.m.Eastern IllinoisNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 18–176,914
November 30No. 15 Weber State*No. 4
W 38–218,723
December 7at No. 8 Marshall*No. 4
L 13–4116,889

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Iowa opens with 30–5 victory". The Des Moines Register. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 29, 1991). "Northern Iowa blasts Vandals 36-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "No doubt this time: Panthers roll". The Courier. November 3, 1991. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dare, Chad (November 17, 1991). "Panthers triumph". Quad-City Times. p. 7E. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  6. ^ "1991 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.