2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
2010 record	7–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (10th year)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)

2010 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#19 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	2					7	–	5
#17 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
#9 North Dakota State ^		4	–	4					9	–	5
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Youngstown State		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.

Preseason

Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	6:30 pm	North Dakota State	No. 14	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL/KCWI	W 16–9	14,422
September 18	4:05 pm	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 13	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA		L 20–22	12,260
September 25	6:00 pm	at Iowa State*	No. 15	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	Mediacom	L 0–27	48,874
October 2	4:05 pm	South Dakota State	No. 17	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15	W 24–14	14,686
October 9	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	No. 15	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	MVFC-TV	L 38–45 ^OT	13,356
October 16	4:05 pm	at South Dakota*	No. 22	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD		W 19–14	9,169
October 23	4:05 pm	Illinois State	No. 19	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL/KCWI	W 42–14	15,730
October 30	1:00 pm	at Youngstown State	No. 19	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH		W 34–30	13,039
November 6	3:05 pm	at Indiana State	No. 17	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 30–20	6,038
November 13	6:00 pm	Missouri State	No. 16	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15	W 38–14	14,892
November 20	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 13	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL		L 14–30	8,217
November 27	12:00 pm	Lehigh*	No. 16	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs–First Round)		L 7–14	5,990
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

Personnel

Roster

• 2010 Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Northern Iowa	Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley	Head Coach	10th	Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson	Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line	11th	Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon	Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Receivers	10th	Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco	Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	10th	San José State (1988)
Dedric Ward	Wide Receivers	1st	University of Northern Iowa (1997)
Chris Klieman	Defensive Coordinator Secondary	5th	Northern Iowa (1990)
Dan Clark	Tight Ends	1st	Simpson (1995)
Jeremiah Johnson	Recruiting Coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach	4th	Kansas (2000)
Jovan Dewitt	Linebackers	2nd	Northern Michigan (1999)
Eric Sanders	Asst. Wide Receivers	1st	Northern Iowa (2008)
Matt Entz	Defensive Line	1st	Wartburg (1995)

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
The Sports Network	14	14	13	15	17	15	22	19	19	17	16	13	16	19[1]
FCS Coaches	13[2]	13[3]	10[4]	15[5]	22[6]	18[7]	24[8]	22[9]	19[10]	17[11]	16[12]	12[13]	16[14]	18

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