2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 8 6 9–5 5–3 Mark Farley 15th Bill Salmon 15th Multiple Jeremiah Johnson 3rd 3–4 UNI-Dome FNCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 13–23 at North Dakota State The 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round and Portland State in the second round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Schedule 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 5 7:00 pm l y y 10 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Cyclones.tv 7–31 61,500 Iowa State Opens Remodeled Stadium with Win Over UNI Andrew Logue https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2015/09/05/iowa-state-cyclones-uni-panthers-recap-jack-trice-stadium/71746870/ The Des Moines Register September 5, 2015 September 6, 2015 September 12 1:00 pm w y 14 Eastern Washington 7 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 38–35 12,292 September 19 9:30 pm w y y 9 Cal Poly 17 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ASN 34–20 11,075 October 3 12:00 pm l y 7 Illinois State 4 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL MVC TV, ESPN3 13–21 13,391 October 10 1:00 pm l y 10 North Dakota State 3 Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN3 28–31 18,954 October 17 4:00 pm l 12 Western Illinois UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 19–24 16,324 October 24 2:00 pm w y 22 South Dakota State 6 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 10–7 16,042 October 31 1:00 pm w 18 South Dakota UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 20–7 10,476 November 7 4:00 pm w 17 Indiana State 23 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 59–13 13,224 November 14 2:00 pm w y 17 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO ESPN3 41–0 5,223 November 21 4:00 pm w 15 Southern Illinois UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA MVC TV, ESPN3 49–28 9,915 November 28 5:00 pm w y 15 Eastern Illinois 24 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 53–17 7,062 December 5 9:00 pm w y y 15 Portland State 5 Providence Park Portland, OR NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 29–17 8,022 December 12 11:00 am l y y 15 North Dakota State 2 Fargodome Fargo, ND NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN 13–23 18,041 Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule 2015 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2460/season/2015 ESPN August 11, 2025 2015 Football Schedule https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 University of Northern Iowa August 11, 2025 Rankings STATS FCS 0 13 10 14 9 7 7 (1) 10 12 22 18 17 17 15 15 8 Coaches 0 13 10 14 11 6 6 10 14 25 21 20 19 15 14 6 References Northern Iowa Category:Northern Iowa Panthers football seasons Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers football