1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
Record | 6–5 (4–1 Mid-Cont) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Dennis Remmert (9th season) |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Youngstown State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Minnesota Morris* | L 0–13 | 11,000 | ||
September 8 | at Northern Michigan | Marquette, MI | W 11–7 | 6,658 | |
September 15 | North Dakota State* |
| W 21–10 | 9,500 | [1] |
September 22 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| L 15–39 | 10,000 | |
September 29 | at No. T–4 Youngstown State | Youngstown, OH | L 0–29 | 7,000 | |
October 6 | Akron |
| W 20–17 | 9,500 | |
October 13 | at Western Illinois | W 38–25 | 11,596–11,597 | [2] | |
October 20 | at No. 9 South Dakota State* | L 7–14 | 2,415 | ||
October 27 | No. 4 Eastern Illinois |
| W 10–7 | 10,700–10,780 | [3] |
November 3 | at South Dakota* | W 23–9 | 6,200 | ||
November 10 | Western Kentucky* |
| L 17–24 | 12,500 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "McNeail return starts UNI offense". The Courier. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "1979 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.