2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record7–4 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (2nd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Western Illinois $^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 11 Youngstown State ^   4 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 24 Illinois State   4 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 19 Northern Iowa   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. Led by Mike Dunbar in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Gateway.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Morningside*No. 10
W 47–1410,173[1]
September 9at Boise State*No. 11
L 17–4226,490[1]
September 16at Southern IllinoisNo. 16
L 14–344,500[2]
September 23No. 10 Stephen F. Austin*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 37–3012,206[1]
September 30Illinois StateNo. 25
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–2813,088[3]
October 14at No. 3 Youngstown StateNo. 23
L 24–2821,119[1]
October 21at Indiana State
W 49–175,473[1]
October 28Southwest Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–1310,687[1]
November 4at Cal Poly*No. 24
W 43–414,135[1]
November 11Prairie View A&M*No. 23
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 60–1410,263[4]
November 18No. 6 Western IllinoisNo. 18
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 41–4414,128[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Northern Iowa Athletics Department (November 18, 2000). "University of Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Northern Iowa faces meltdown in league opener". Des Moines Register. September 17, 2000. p. 5C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Logue, Andrew (October 1, 2000). "Red-hot receivers perk up Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 11C. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers roll up Prairie View, 60–14". The Courier. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Newhoff, Doug (November 19, 2021). "Down, and out?". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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