The 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force* | No. 21 | | Altitude | L 17–48 | 31,180 |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | No. 24 | | ESPN3 | L 27–29 | 9,940 |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 Sacramento State* | | | ESPN+ | L 21–37 | 8,818 |
| September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | | | ESPN+ | W 52–17 | 4,500 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Indiana State | | | ESPN+ | W 20–14 | 6,830 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Illinois State | | | ESPN+ | L 21–23 | 9,306 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah Tech* | | | ESPN+ | W 41–14 | 6,942 |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri State | | | ESPN+ | W 41–20 | 8,809 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Southern Illinois | | | ESPN3 | W 37–36 | 6,155 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | | | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 9,449 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | | | ESPN+ | W 58–14 | 5,490 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Air Force
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Total |
| No. 21 Panthers
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
| Falcons
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
7 |
48 |
North Dakota
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|
|
|
Total |
| No. 24 Panthers
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
27 |
| Fighting Hawks
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
15 |
29 |
No. 8 Sacramento State
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|
|
Total |
| No. 8 Hornets
|
7
|
17
|
3
|
10 |
37 |
| Panthers
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
At Western Illinois
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|
|
Total |
| Panthers
|
0
|
17
|
21
|
14 |
52 |
| Leathernecks
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
Indiana State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Sycamores
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0
|
3
|
3
|
8 |
14 |
| Panthers
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
3 |
20 |
Illinois State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Redbirds
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
23 |
| Panthers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Utah Tech
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|
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|
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Total |
| Trailblazers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
| Panthers
|
10
|
24
|
7
|
0 |
41 |
Missouri State
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bears
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
20 |
| Panthers
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
10 |
41 |
At No. 20 Southern Illinois
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Panthers
|
7
|
21
|
3
|
6 |
37 |
| No. 20 Salukis
|
10
|
7
|
12
|
7 |
36 |
No. 1 South Dakota State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| No. 1 Jackrabbits
|
3
|
17
|
8
|
3 |
31 |
| Panthers
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
At South Dakota
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|
|
|
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Total |
| Panthers
|
21
|
28
|
6
|
3 |
58 |
| Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
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