2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode=football
Year=2007
Team=Northern Iowa Panthers

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Conference=Gateway Football Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Gateway
CoachRank=5
APRank=4
Record=12-1
ConfRecord=6-0
HeadCoach=Mark Farley
OffCoach= Bill Salmon
Mario Verduzco
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena =UNI-Dome (c. 16,000, astro-turf)
Champion=Gateway Football Conference Champions
Bowl=
BowlResult=The 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the college football season of 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished third (of eight) in the Gateway Football Conference The team is coached by Mark Farley and play their home games in the UNI-Dome. The Panthers clinched a share of the Gateway Football Conference as well as a playoff berth with a win against Missouri State on November 3, 2007.

Facts

*The Panthers moved into the top spot in The Sports Network's FCS Top 25 poll on October 15, 2007. It marked the first time the Panthers have been perched in the No. 1 spot in the nation since the Sports Network's poll on November 5, 1992.cite web | url=http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111907aaa.html | title=#1 UNI to Take on #17 New Hampshire in NCAA FCS Playoffs | author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=University of Northern Iowa | date=2007-11-19 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*On November 19, 2007 UNI became the consensus No. 1-ranked team in the nation after taking over the top spot in the FCS Coaches poll.
*On November 8, 2007 Northern Iowa was ranked 30th in the nation in the Sagarin ratings. The Sagarin ratings take into account all members of Division I football.cite web | url=http://www.fansonly.com/schools/niwa/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110807aab.html | title=UNI Ranked #30 in Sagarin Ratings
author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=USA Today | date=2007-11-08 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*UNI became the first-ever Gateway Football Conference school to win all six of its regular season road contests in a single season.
*The UNI Panthers can lay claim to the 2007 `mythical' state championship after scoring in-state wins over Iowa State (24-13) and Drake (45-7). Iowa State tallied a 15-13 win over Iowa only one week after the Panthers had beaten the same Cyclone team on the same field in Ames, Iowa.cite web | url=http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111207aac.html | title=UNI Looks For Perfect Regular Season Against Southern Utah | author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=University of Northern Iowa | date=2007-11-12 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*The Panthers' all-time record is 584-367-47 in 998 games as of the end of the 1st round playoffs.
*University of Northern Iowa (11-0) tops the bracket as the top seed after capturing the automatic qualifying berth from the Gateway Football Conference. The Panthers are making their 13th tournament appearance.cite web | url=http://ncaasports.com/football/mens/story/10481751 | title=2007 Championship Field Announced | author=National Collegiate Athletic Association | publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=2007-11-18 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*For the first time in school history the University of Northern Iowa football team has drawn a seed for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.cite web | url=http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111807aab.html | title=#1 UNI Draws New Hampshire in First Round of NCAA FCS Playoffs | author=University of Northern Iowa | publisher=University of Northern Iowa | date=2007-11-18 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML]
*In scoring its first win over Iowa State since 1994, UNI improved its record against teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) to 9-15 since 1985.
*On November 18, 2007, Northern Iowa received points in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. They received 1 point; that vote came from Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle.cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=1&seasonYear=2007&weekNumber=13 | title=2007 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 12 (Nov. 18) | author=Associated Press | publisher=ESPN | date=2007-11-18 | accessdate=2007-11-22 | language=English | format=HTML] The Panthers became the second FCS school to receive votes in the poll, following Appalachian State who had received up to 19 votes earlier in the season.
*As of November 24, 2007 UNI now holds the nation's longest win streak at 13 in a row.
*In 23 years of league play, UNI has now captured at least a share of the Gateway Football Conference title in 13 of those seasons with nine of those being outright championships.
*UNI completed the first-ever perfect regular season in the 23-year history of the Gateway Football Conference with a record of 11-0. UNI's 6-0 mark in Gateway play marked the ninth time in league history a team went undefeated against conference competition. It was the fifth time UNI has completed Gateway play with an unblemished record.
*OL Chad Rinehart was named to the Senior Bowl North team.

eason

Roster

* [http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/niwa-m-footbl-mtt.html 2007 Roster]

Coaching staff

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = August 30
nonconf = yes
time = 7:05 p.m.
rank = 9
opponent = Minnesota State
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv =
score = 41-14
attend = 15,056CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 8
nonconf = yes
time = 6:00 p.m
away = yes
rank = 7
opponent = Iowa State
site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
site_cityst = Ames, IA
tv =
score = 24-13
attend = 56,795CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 15
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 5
opponent = South Dakota State
site_stadium = Coughlin-Alumni Stadium
site_cityst = Brookings, SD
tv =
score = 31-17
attend = 10,844CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 22
nonconf = yes
time = 4:00 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 4
opponent = Drake
site_stadium = Drake Stadium
site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
tv = Mediacom
score = 45-7
attend = 10,216CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 29
time = 1:30 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 3
opponent = Illinois State
site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
site_cityst = Normal, IL
tv =
score = 23-13
attend = 10,473CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 13
homecoming = yes
time = 4:05 p.m.
rank = 2
opponent = Southern Illinois
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = Mediacom, CFU
score = 30-24
attend = 17,074CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 20
time = 6:35 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Western Illinois
site_stadium = Hanson Field
site_cityst = Macumb, IL
tv = FSN Midwest, FCS, MS-KC, CFU
score = 42-3
attend = 15,330CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 27
time = 4:05 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Youngstown State
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = KFXA, KDSM, WFMJ, FCS, MS-KC
score = 14-13
attend = 16,528CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 3
time = 1:00 p.m.
away = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Missouri State
site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
site_cityst = Springfield, MO
tv = Mediacom
score = 38-17
attend = 10,590CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 10
time = 5:05 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Indiana State
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = CFU
score = 68-14
attend = 16,624CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 17
nonconf = yes
time = 5:05 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Southern Utah
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = CFU
score = 48-10
attend = 15,724CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = November 24
nonconf = yes
time = 6:35 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = New Hampshire
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = Mediacom, CFU
score = 38-35
attend = 16,015CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = December 1
nonconf = yes
time = 1:00 p.m.
rank = 1
opponent = Delaware
site_stadium = UNI-Dome
site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
tv = ESPNGP, Mediacom, CFU
score = 39-27
attend = 15,803

Notes and references

External links

*http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/niwa-m-footbl-body.html
*http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/TSN-DIV-1AA-POLL.htm