1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team College football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 McNeese State* | No. 3 | | W 21–18 | 17,765 | [1] |
September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Idaho State* | No. 4 | | W 49–11 | 11,722 | [2] |
September 26 | 1:05 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 4 | | W 27–10 | 40,646 | [3] |
October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois State | No. 2 | | W 41–14 | 15,086 | [4] |
October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky* | No. 1 | | W 34–6 | 11,255 | [5] |
October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 1 | | W 30–25 | 7,000 | [6] |
October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Idaho* | No. 1 | | W 27–26 | 16,324 | [7] |
October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 1 | | W 34–13 | 7,729 | [8] |
November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 1 | | L 15–21 | 8,948 | [9] |
November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 19 Western Illinois | No. 4 | | W 37–6 | 14,552 | [10] |
November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Southwest Missouri State | No. 3 | | W 37–12 | 16,324 | [11] |
November 28 | | No. 14 Eastern Washington* | No. 3 | | W 17–14 | 13,149 | [12] |
December 5 | | No. 11 McNeese State* | No. 3 | - UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| W 29–7 | 13,375 | [13] |
December 12 | | No. 7 Youngstown State* | No. 3 | - UNI-Dome
- Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
| L 7–19 | 14,682 | [14] |
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References
- ^ "Penalty erases tie; UNI tips McNeese". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Iowa scores early, often". The Gazette. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Surprise: UNI 27, Iowa State 10". The Sioux City Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panther rout may be good for No. 1". The Courier. October 4, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers blink at jinx, win big". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Phil Weaner (September 6, 1992). "Salukis' opener spoiled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
- ^ "No. 1 Northern Iowa decks Indiana State". The Daily Nonpareil. November 1, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern upsets No. 1 UNI". Herald and Review. November 8, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "After loss, Panthers dominate W. Illinois". The Des Moines Register. November 15, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNI wins, gets spot in I-AA playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1992. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNI tops E. Washington". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNI's Shedd pays price for score". Quad-City Times. December 6, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penguins freeze UNI title run". The Courier. December 13, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
- ^ "1992 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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