Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2008
teamNorthern Iowa Panthers
sportfootball
conferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
short_confMVFC
TSNRank4
FCSCoachRank4
record12–3
conf_record7–1
head_coachMark Farley
hc_year8th
cooff_coach1Bill Salmon
cooc1_year8th
cooff_coach2Mario Verduzco
cooc2_year3rd
codef_coach1Scott Frost
codc1_year1st
codef_coach2Chris Klieman
codc2_year1st
stadiumUNI-Dome
championMVFC co-champion
bowl[NCAA Division I Semifinal](2008-ncaa-division-i-fcs-football-season-postseason)
bowl_resultL 20–21 vs. [Richmond](2008-richmond-spiders-football-team)

The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with South Dakota State. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Maine in the first round and New Hampshire in the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual national champion, Richmond, in the semifinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l

Rankings

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
Northern IowaAlma mater (year)
Mark FarleyHead coach8thNorthern Iowa (1987)
Rick NelsonRecruiting coordinator
Offensive Line9thNorthern Iowa (1984)
Bill SalmonAssociate head coach
Offensive coordinator
Receivers8thNorthern Iowa (1980)
Mario VerduzcoCo-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks8thSan José State (1988)
Atif AustinRunning backs4thIowa State (2003)
Scott FrostCo-defensive coordinator
Linebackers2ndNebraska (1997)
Chris KliemanCo-defensive coordinator
Secondary3rdNorthern Iowa (1990)
Jerry MontgomeryDefensive line3rdIowa (2001)
Erik ChinanderTight ends5thIowa (2003)
Bill WiltDefensive line1stEureka College (1977)

References

References

  1. link. (May 25, 2011)
  2. "2008 FCS Coaches Poll".
  3. (September 28, 2008). "Panthers fall short". [[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
  4. (October 12, 2008). "Unlikely Reception Sparks Panthers". [[The Des Moines Register]].
  5. (October 19, 2008). "Preseason snub lights fire as UNI stops Bison". The Courier.
  6. (November 2, 2008). "Top Cats". [[The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier]].
  7. (November 9, 2008). "Panthers put a hurt on Missouri State". The Des Moines Register.
  8. . ["Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2008"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2460/season/2008). *[[ESPN]]*.
  9. . ["2008 Football Schedule"](https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/2008). *[[University of Northern Iowa]]*.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

2008-missouri-valley-football-conference-season northern-iowa-panthers-football-seasons missouri-valley-football-conference-champion-seasons 2008-in-sports-in-iowa
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report