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2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 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 Montana State in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Delaware in the quarterfinals.

2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (3rd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Illinois State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Iowa State*
L 10–17
September 6Northern Michigan*
W 62–0
September 18at Stephen F. Austin*
W 38–247,841
September 27No. 11 Northwestern State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–1013,102
October 4at Illinois StateNo. 16
W 16–712,026[1]
October 11Indiana StateNo. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 22–14
October 18at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 11
W 26–20
October 25at No. 7 Western IllinoisNo. 9
W 38–308,302[2]
November 1Youngstown StateNo. 6
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–9
November 8at No. 12 Western KentuckyNo. 6
L 3–247,518
November 15No. 2 Southern IllinoisNo. 11
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–4015,088[3]
November 29No. 24 Montana State*No. 7
W 35–14
December 6at No. 3 Delaware*No. 7
L 7–3711,881

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References edit

  1. ^ Gray, Rob (October 5, 2003). "Final flurry saves Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 6C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Gray, Rob (October 26, 2003). "Panthers' air game delivers victory". Des Moines Register. p. 6C. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gray, Rob (November 16, 2003). "Amazing comeback saves UNI". Des Moines Register. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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