2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Ryan Clanton (2nd season)
  • Bodie Reeder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (2nd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
  5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 23rd-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 four-way tie for third in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.m.at Iowa State*No. 23
ESPN+L 9–3058,248
September 94:00 p.m.No. 12 Weber State*No. 21
ESPN+L 17–347,967
September 165:00 p.m.at Idaho State*
ESPN+W 41–17N/A
September 301:00 p.m.No. 23 Youngstown State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+W 44–4110,346
October 76:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN+W 27–203,228
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 1 South Dakota State
ESPN+L 6–4119,357
October 214:00 p.m.No. 11 North Dakotadagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN3W 27–010,677
October 2812:00 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 23
ESPN+W 24–21N/A
November 41:00 p.m.Western IllinoisNo. 18
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+W 50–68,051
November 112:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 15
ESPN+L 16–356,898
November 184:00 p.m.No. 9 North Dakota StateNo. 22
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+L 27–489,852
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Iowa State

See also: 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northern Iowa 0 0 369
Iowa State 14 9 7030

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny, SW 10 MPH • Temperature: 89°F
  • Game attendance: 58,248
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Todd Doxzon
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:45) ISU – Cooper, Jeremiah 58 yd interception (Contreraz,Chase kick) (ISU 7–0)
  • (1:21) ISU – Becht, Rocco 1 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:48; ISU 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (0:48) ISU – Moore,Tyler 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (PAT Failed) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:51; ISU 20–0)
  • (07:54) ISU – Contreraz,Chase 56 yd field goal (Drive: 1 plays, - yards, 0:04; ISU 23–0)
Third Quarter
  • (13:08) ISU – Brahmer,Benjamin 36 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:48; ISU 30–0)
  • (08:03) UNI - Cook,Matthew 31 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:05; ISU 30–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:30) UNI - Hutson,Desmond 3 yd pass from Day,Theo (2 Pt Conversion Failed ) (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; ISU 30–9)
Statistics UNI ISU
First downs 19 11
Total yards 279 250
Rushes/yards 37/106 27/134
Passing yards 173 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–35–2 14–18–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
UNI Passing Theo Day 16–34, 164 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tye Edwards 16 CAR, 72 YDS
Receiving Logan Wolf 3 REC, 40 YDS
Iowa State Passing Rocco Becht 10–13, 113 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cartevious Norton 11 CAR, 49 YDS
Receiving Benjamin Brahmer 1 REC, 36 YDS, TD

References

  1. ^ "Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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