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2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2011 |
| team | Northern Iowa Panthers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| short_conf | MVFC |
| TSNRank | 6 |
| FCSCoachRank | 5 |
| record | 10–3 |
| conf_record | 7–1 |
| head_coach | Mark Farley |
| hc_year | 11th |
| cooff_coach1 | Bill Salmon |
| cooc1_year | 11th |
| cooff_coach2 | Mario Verduzco |
| cooc2_year | 6th |
| def_coach | Jovan Dewitt |
| dc_year | 1st |
| stadium | UNI-Dome |
| champion | MVFC co-champion |
| bowl | [NCAA Division I Quarterfinal](2011-ncaa-division-i-fcs-football-season-postseason) |
| bowl_result | L 10–48 at [Montana](2011-montana-grizzlies-football-team) |
The 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Panthers defeated Wofford in the second round before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
L. J. Fort was named MVFC defensive player of the year.
Schedule
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Rankings
Game summaries
Game 1: vs. Iowa State Cyclones
;First quarter
- UNI - 12:09 Tyler Sievertsen 42 yd field goal (UNI 3-0) ;Second quarter
- UNI - 08:55 Tyler Sievertsen 24 yd field goal (UNI 6-0)
- ISU - 00:00 Steele Jantz 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 7-6) ;Third quarter
- UNI - 02:30 David Johnson 1 yd run, Tyler Sievertsen XP good (UNI 13-7) ;Fourth quarter
- ISU - 04:30 John Lenz 27 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 14-13)
- UNI - 04:17 David Johnson 80 yd pass from Tirrell Rennie, Tirrell Rennie pass failed (UNI 19-14)
- ISU - 00:40 Steele Jantz 1 yd run, Steele Jantz pass intercepted (ISU 20-19) ;Top passers
- UNI – Tirrell Rennie 15/32, 181 yards, 1 TD
- ISU – Steele Jantz 18/40, 187 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT's ;Top rushers
- UNI – Tirrell Rennie 18 attempts, 127 yards
- ISU – Steele Jantz 20 attempts, 80 yards ;Top receivers
- UNI – David Johnson 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
- ISU – Aaron Horne 7 receptions, 69 yards ;Top tacklers
- UNI – L.J. Fort 13 tackles
- ISU – Jake Knott 15 tackles
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowa | Alma mater (year) | ||
| Mark Farley | Head coach | 11th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator | ||
| Offensive Line | 12th | Northern Iowa (1984) | |
| Bill Salmon | Associate head coach | ||
| Offensive coordinator | |||
| Receivers | 11th | Northern Iowa (1980) | |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator | ||
| Quarterbacks | 11th | San José State (1988) | |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach | 5th | Kansas (2000) |
| Dan Clark | Tight ends | 2nd | Simpson (1995) |
| Jovan Dewitt | Defensive coordinator | ||
| Linebackers | 3rd | Northern Michigan (1999) | |
| Matt Entz | Defensive line | 2nd | Wartburg (1995) |
| Eric Sanders | Running backs | 2nd | Northern Iowa (2008) |
| Blue Adams | Defensive backs | 1st | Cincinnati (2003) |
References
References
- (October 30, 2011). "UNI gets Buffaloed". The Courier.
- . ["Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2011"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2460/season/2011). *[[ESPN]]*.
- . ["2011 Football Schedule"](https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/2011). *[[University of Northern Iowa]]*.
- "Archived copy".
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