2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the Gateway title with Southern Illinois and Youngstown State. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Eastern Washington in the first round, New Hampshire in the quarterfinals, and Texas State in the seminfinals before losing to Appalachian State in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 16–21 vs. Appalachian State
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record11–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
  • Mark Farley (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (5th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^   5 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +   5 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 22 Illinois State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Illinois   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Indiana State   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pmDrake*No. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA, KDSMW 52–1710,385
September 107:05 pmMinnesota Duluth*No. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–148,893
September 172:30 pmat No. 22 (I-A) Iowa*No. 9
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN PlusL 21–4570,585
October 11:05 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 8
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 41–2414,603
October 82:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 7
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 21–2410,778
October 154:05 pmIndiana StateNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–1012,449
October 221:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 13
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 3–3812,626
October 293:05 pmNo. 11 Youngstown StateNo. 21
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA, KDSM, FCSW 21–711,242
November 54:05 pmat No. 6 Western KentuckyNo. 17
  • L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
FSNMW 23–20 2OT12,364
November 125:05 pmNo. 4 Southern IllinoisNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 25–2415,536
November 195:05 pmNorthern Arizona*No. 10
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 41–178,142
November 267:05 pmNo. 15 Eastern Washington*No. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 41–387,746
December 310:00 amat No. 1 New Hampshire*No. 7
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division Quarterfinal)
ESPNGPW 24–218,448
December 97:05 pmat No. 4 Texas State*No. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division Semifinal)
ESPN2W 40–37 OT15,712
December 167:00 pmvs. No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 7
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)
ESPN2L 16–2120,236
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network12129108714132117141072

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa		 Alma mater (year)
Mark Farley Head coach 5th Northern Iowa (1987)

Roster

2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Nick Nelson Fr
OT 77 Chad Rinehart So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Mark Farley
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

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