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.
| 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 0–38 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 4 |
| Record | 11–3 (6–1 Gateway) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (1st season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 7:05 p.m. | Wayne State (MI)* | No. 23 | W 34–14 | |||
| September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 24 | L 0–45 | 47,092 | ||
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | Canceled | [1] | |||
| September 22 | at Ball State* | W 42–39 | |||||
| September 29 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 2 Youngstown State* |
| W 30–11 | |||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 18 | W 27–3 | |||
| October 13 | 4:05 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 15 |
| W 19–14 | 13,455 | [2] |
| October 20 | 1:07 p.m. | at No. 12 Western Illinois | No. 14 | W 17–14 | 15,637 | [3] | |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Illinois State | No. 11 | L 14–42 | 10,173 | [4] | |
| November 3 | 4:05 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 16 |
| W 34–13 | ||
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Western Kentucky | No. 15 | W 24–23 | 10,300 | ||
| November 17 | 7:05 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 8 |
| W 31–13 | ||
| December 1 | at No. 3 Eastern Illinois* | No. 6 | W 49–43 | ||||
| December 8 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 16 Maine* | No. 6 |
| W 56–28 | 9,525 | |
| December 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 6 |
| L 0–38 | 18,848 | |
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References edit
- ^ "All Events Cancelled For The Weekend". sfajacks.com. September 13, 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2004.
- ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Northern Iowa Football" (PDF). core.ac.uk. Retrieved February 12, 2024.