1997 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1997 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Western Illinois $^   6 – 0     11 – 2  
Northern Iowa   5 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 4 Youngstown State ^   4 – 2     13 – 2  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Illinois State   0 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Dunbar, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Gateway.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 20 (I-A) Iowa*No. 4
L 0–6666,325[1]
September 13Mankato State*No. 13
W 39–15[2]
September 20at No. 16 McNeese State*No. 12
L 5–2211,627[3]
September 27Southern IllinoisNo. 23
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 28–2712,829[4]
October 4at Illinois StateNo. 23
W 50–34[5]
October 11at No. 5 Western IllinoisNo. 17
L 22–29 2OT13,446[6]
October 18No. 1 Youngstown StateNo. 24
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 35–3212,218[7]
October 25at Cal Poly*No. 17
L 24–388,427[8]
November 1at Southwest Missouri State
W 23–22[9]
November 8Southern Utah*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 53–33[10]
November 15Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 29–21 3OT[11]

References

  1. ^ "Iowa goes to Banks, cashes in 66 points". Omaha World-Herald. September 7, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNI whips Mankato". The Daily Nonpareil. September 14, 1996. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 13 UNI upset on road". The Des Moines Register. September 21, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McCool, Dan (September 28, 1997). "Panthers hang on in final minute". The Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Panthers erupt for 50–34 win". The Courier. October 5, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2 OTs: UNI stumbles". The Des Moines Register. Associated Press. October 12, 1997. p. 6D. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNI streak at 25". The Globe-Gazette. October 19, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Flat' Panthers flattened some more by talented Cal Poly". The Gazette. October 26, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fortney, Northern Iowa outlast Bears in Gateway thriller". The Des Moines Register. November 2, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fortney paces Panthers". The Daily Nonpareil. November 9, 1996. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Panthers win in 3 overtimes". Quad-City Times. November 16, 1996. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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