2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 21st-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 9–19 vs. Eastern Washington | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 23 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 25 |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Shawn Watson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson (9th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome (capacity: 16,324) |
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| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 South Dakota ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Northern Iowa ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State* | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 10–16 | 61,500 | |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State* | No. 21 | ESPN+ | W 34–16 | 8,067 | |
| September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (MN)* | No. 18 | ESPN3 | W 44–3 | 5,124 | |
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | No. 15 |
| W 34–7 | 8,771 | |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 5 North Dakota State | No. 16 | ESPN+ | L 20–34 | 18,536 | |
| October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21 South Dakota | No. 16 |
| L 21–34 | 7,202 | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State | No. 20 | W 26–17 | 16,889 | ||
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Illinois | No. 16 |
| W 23–16 | 5,902 | |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois State | No. 13 | L 10–17 OT | 6,000 | ||
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Missouri State | No. 20 | L 27–34 | 9,173 | ||
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| ESPN3 | W 41–3 | 6,785 | |
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Eastern Washington* | ESPN+ | L 9–19 | 3,845 | ||
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Game summaries
At Iowa State
Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (0–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Northern Iowa | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
- Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
- Game attendance: 61,500
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Sage Rosenfels, Skubie Mageza
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| Statistics | UNI | ISU |
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| First downs | 13 | 17 |
| Total yards | 275 | 336 |
| Rushes/yards | 26/45 | 34/136 |
| Passing yards | 230 | 199 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–34–2 | 21–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Iowa | Passing | Will McElvain | 21–34, 230 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Dom Williams | 12 carries, 43 yards | |
| Receiving | Quan Hampton | 8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 21–26, 199 yards |
| Rushing | Breece Hall | 23 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 7 receptions, 88 yards |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 1 | 19 | Trevor Penning | OT | New Orleans Saints |
References
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