2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   6 – 2     12 – 4  
Illinois State ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
  4 – 4     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 5  
South Dakota   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Indiana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Iowa State*No. 5
Cyclones.tvW 25–2060,629
September 104:00 pmNo. 14 Montana*No. 3
PSN, ESPN3L 14–2012,346
September 176:00 pmat No. 8 Eastern Washington*No. 10
SWX, CSNC+L 30–349,111
October 14:00 pmSouthern IllinoisdaggerNo. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3W 42–2113,710
October 82:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 11
ESPN3L 25–2810,221
October 156:00 pmat No. 14 Youngstown StateNo. 21
ESPN3L 10–1413,373
October 221:00 pmMissouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3W 61–712,014
October 296:00 pmNo. 4 North Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN, ESPN3L 20–2412,032
November 512:00 pmat Indiana State
ESPN3W 39–63,409
November 121:00 pmat No. 19 Western Illinois
ESPN3W 30–233,412
November 194:00 pmNo. 8 South Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN3L 24–4510,511
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS53 (5)1014121121RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches53–T1114121121RVRVRVRVRVRV

Game summaries

At Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Panthers 0 16 3 6 25
Cyclones 7 6 0 7 20
See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Grizzlies 10 10 0 0 20
#3 Panthers 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

At Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Panthers 10 14 0 6 30
#8 Eagles 0 7 14 13 34
See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 7 0 21
#12 Panthers 14 21 0 7 42
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Panthers 14 3 0 8 25
Coyotes 14 7 7 0 28
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Panthers 0 10 0 0 10
#14 Penguins 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Panthers 17 17 20 7 61
See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bison 7 7 7 3 24
Panthers 0 6 7 7 20
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 14 6 6 39
Sycamores 0 3 3 0 6
See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 6 7 10 30
#19 Leathernecks 0 3 6 14 23
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Jackrabbits 14 7 7 17 45
Panthers 14 3 7 0 24
See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

References

  1. ^ "Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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