2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 6 5 10–3 7–1 Mark Farley 11th Bill Salmon 11th Mario Verduzco 6th Jovan Dewitt 1st UNI-Dome MVFC co-champion NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 10–48 at Montana The 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Panthers defeated Wofford in the second round before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. L. J. Fort was named MVFC defensive player of the year. Schedule 2011 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 3 6:00 pm l y y 7 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA 19–20 54,672 September 10 6:00 pm w y y 4 Stephen F. Austin 16 Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 34–23 8,741 September 24 4:00 pm w 2 Western Illinois UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 38–10 16,059 October 1 1:00 pm w y 2 Missouri State Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 42–7 14,827 October 8 4:00 pm w y 2 Indiana State 17 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 23–9 16,890 October 15 6:00 pm w y 2 South Dakota State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 31–14 11,131 October 22 4:00 pm w 2 Southern Illinois UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA Panther Sports Network 17–10 15,265 October 29 3:00 pm l y 2 North Dakota State 3 Fargodome Fargo, ND FCS 19–27 18,886 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767745/uni-gets-buffaloed/ The Courier UNI gets Buffaloed October 30, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com November 5 4:00 pm w 6 Youngstown State UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA Panther Sports Network 21–17 11,523 November 12 6:00 pm w y 5 Southern Utah UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 34–21 12,480 November 19 11:00 am w y 4 Illinois State 14 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 23–20 2OT 6,092 December 3 4:00 pm w y 2 Wofford 12 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 28–21 6,915 December 10 7:05 pm l y y 2 Montana 5 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN 10–48 23,049 Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2011 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2460/season/2011 ESPN August 11, 2025 2011 Football Schedule https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 University of Northern Iowa August 11, 2025 Rankings 14 14 The Sports Network 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 5 4 2 6 FCS Coaches 7 T–3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 5http://www.soconsports.com//pdf8/796352.pdf Archived copy 2011-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402054607/http://www.soconsports.com//pdf8/796352.pdf 2012-04-02 dead 4 3 5 Game summaries Game 1: vs. Iowa State Cyclones ; ;text-align:center; autocollapse Game One: Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary September 3 6:00 p.m. CDT Panthers 3 3 7 6 Cyclones 0 7 0 13 Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa 54,672 Temperature: 71 • Wind: W 5-10 • Weather: humid, scat. showers Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Scott Campbell • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Doug Moore • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Shuey/Pope First quarter UNI - 12:09 Tyler Sievertsen 42 yd field goal (UNI 3-0) Second quarter UNI - 08:55 Tyler Sievertsen 24 yd field goal (UNI 6-0) ISU - 00:00 Steele Jantz 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 7-6) Third quarter UNI - 02:30 David Johnson 1 yd run, Tyler Sievertsen XP good (UNI 13-7) Fourth quarter ISU - 04:30 John Lenz 27 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 14-13) UNI - 04:17 David Johnson 80 yd pass from Tirrell Rennie, Tirrell Rennie pass failed (UNI 19-14) ISU - 00:40 Steele Jantz 1 yd run, Steele Jantz pass intercepted (ISU 20-19) Top passers UNI – Tirrell Rennie 15/32, 181 yards, 1 TD ISU – Steele Jantz 18/40, 187 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT's Top rushers UNI – Tirrell Rennie 18 attempts, 127 yards ISU – Steele Jantz 20 attempts, 80 yards Top receivers UNI – David Johnson 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD ISU – Aaron Horne 7 receptions, 69 yards Top tacklers UNI – L.J. Fort 13 tackles ISU – Jake Knott 15 tackles Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Year at Northern Iowa Alma mater (year) Mark Farley Head coach 11th Northern Iowa (1987) Rick Nelson Recruiting coordinatorOffensive Line 12th Northern Iowa (1984) Bill Salmon Associate head coachOffensive coordinatorReceivers 11th Northern Iowa (1980) Mario Verduzco Co-offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks 11th San José State (1988) Jeremiah Johnson Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach 5th Kansas (2000) Dan Clark Tight ends 2nd Simpson (1995) Jovan Dewitt Defensive coordinatorLinebackers 3rd Northern Michigan (1999) Matt Entz Defensive line 2nd Wartburg (1995) Eric Sanders Running backs 2nd Northern Iowa (2008) Blue Adams Defensive backs 1st Cincinnati (2003) References Northern Iowa Category:Northern Iowa Panthers football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers football