1980 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1980 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	7–4 (2–2 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Stan Sheriff (21st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Remmert (10th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome

1980 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Illinois $^	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan ^	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Northern Iowa	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Youngstown State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Western Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1980 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the Mid-Continent. Northern Iowa played home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Nebraska–Omaha*		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 6–32	9,200
September 13	Weber State*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 31–10	12,158
September 27	Arkansas Tech*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 49–10	10,829
October 4	at No. 1 Northern Michigan		Marquette, MI	L 16–20	5,610
October 11	Western Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 35–28	8,310
October 18	Southeast Missouri State*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 30–7	6,421
October 25	Southwest Missouri State*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 41–0	13,111
November 1	at Youngstown State		Youngstown, OH	W 38–17	3,352
November 8	at No. 1 Eastern Illinois	No. T–9	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 9–14	12,600
November 15	South Dakota*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–16	12,929
November 22	Evansville*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 63–33	5,928
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Dave Chambers So RB 23 Steve Donaldson So QB 10 Larry Miller Fr WR 9 Kelson Roby Sr QB 12 Steve Sandon Sr C 74 Kevin Webster So TE 80 Steve Wright Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 75 Owen Dockter Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Stan Sheriff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt