College Football Team Details: Northern Iowa
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Northern Iowa FCS : MVFC

Location
Cedar Falls IA

Spirit Name
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T C Panther 		Stadium:
UNI-Dome: FCS Rank 42
Capacity: 16,234
Surface: Artificial

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University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record		 Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters		 Attendance
2010 7-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 88-37 Winning Percentage 69.53 610-380-47 Winning Percentage 61.09 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Total 37 Off. 17 Def. 18 S.T. 2 Offense 3 Defense 6 12,997 Increase FCS Rank 24
2010 7-4 Mark Farley @ NIU 81-32 Winning Percentage 70.68 603-375-47 Winning Percentage 61.12 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 7* Defense 4 12,969 FCS Rk 19
2011 10-3 Mark Farley @ NIU 98-40 Winning Percentage 70.21 620-383-47 Winning Percentage 61.29 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Total 40 Off. 17 Def. 20 S.T. 3 Offense 8* Defense 10 13,189 Increase FCS Rank 23
2012 5-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 103-46 Winning Percentage 68.42 625-389-47 Winning Percentage 61.12 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 21 Back 43 Lost 18 Offense 6 Defense 4 11,905 Decrease FCS Rank 22
2013 7-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 110-51 Winning Percentage 67.87 632-394-47 Winning Percentage 61.09 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 20 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 12,572 Increase FCS Rank 18
2014 9-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 119-56 Winning Percentage 67.87 641-399-47 Winning Percentage 61.13 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 12,490 Decrease FCS Rank 14
2015 9-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 128-61 Winning Percentage 67.87 650-404-47 Winning Percentage 61.17 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 11,549 Decrease FCS Rank 20
2016 5-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 134-67 Winning Percentage 67.87 655-410-47 Winning Percentage 61.02 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 12,123 Increase FCS Rank 20
2017 8-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 142-72 Winning Percentage 66.36 663-415-47 Winning Percentage 61.02 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 16,324 Increase FCS Rank 10
2018 7-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 149-78 Winning Percentage 65.64 670-421-27 Winning Percentage 61.14 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 15 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,337 Decrease FCS Rank 25
2019 10-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 159-83 Winning Percentage 65.70 680-426-27 Winning Percentage 61.21 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,432 Decrease FCS Rank 34
2020 3-4 Mark Farley @ NIU 162-87 Winning Percentage 65.06 683-430-27 Winning Percentage 61.10 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 6-6 Mark Farley @ NIU 168-93 Winning Percentage 64.37 689-436-27 Winning Percentage 60.98 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 6,757 Decrease FCS Rank 53
2022 6-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 174-98 Winning Percentage 63.97 694-441-27 Winning Percentage 60.92 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,359 Increase FCS Rank 38
2023 6-5 Mark Farley @ NIU 180-103 Winning Percentage 63.60 701-446-27 Winning Percentage 60.86 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,379 Increase FCS Rank 31
2024 3-9 Mark Farley @ NIU 183-112 Winning Percentage 62.03 704-455-27 Winning Percentage 60.50 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 10,135 Increase FCS Rank 25
2025 0-0 Todd Stepsis @ NIU 0-0 Winning Percentage 00.00 704-455-27 Winning Percentage 60.50 Total Win Rank 11 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2025)

Record 2025

Overall: W:2 L:4 T:0
Conf: W:2 L:4 T:0
Division: W:2 L:4 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FCS (FCS AQ's) Aug-30 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Butler (IN) 		WIN
38 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 2-24 213 235 448 0 10 6
Butler (IN) 2-20 147 189 336 3 20 13
FBS (FBS Non AQ's) Sep-06 2025 Wyoming
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		LOSS
31 - 7
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Wyoming 13-115 189 190 379 1 10 4
Northern Iowa 9-80 59 111 170 2 16 5
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-13 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Eastern Washington 		WIN
17 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 10-70 136 359 495 2 17 9
Eastern Washington 9-88 117 159 276 0 12 2
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-20 2025 Utah Tech (Dixie St)
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		LOSS
20 - 9
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Utah Tech (Dixie St) 13-116 239 110 349 1 15 7
Northern Iowa 11-118 47 116 163 1 14 4
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Oct-04 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		LOSS
7 - 35
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 5-60 124 201 325 2 18 9
North Dakota 3-25 176 246 422 1 7 3
Same Conference Oct-11 2025 South Dakota State
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		LOSS
31 - 3
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota State 8-85 120 262 382 0 14 5
Northern Iowa 5-49 78 143 221 5 11 2
Same Conference Oct-18 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
South Dakota 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Oct-25 2025 Southern Illinois
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Southern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-01 2025 Illinois State
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Illinois State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-08 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Murray State (KY) 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murray State (KY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-15 2025 North Dakota State
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-22 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Youngstown St (OH) 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Youngstown St (OH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Record 2025

Overall: W:2 L:4 T:0
Conf: W:2 L:4 T:0
Division: W:2 L:4 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards		 Passing
Yards		 Total
Yards		 Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts		 3rd Down
Coversions
Northern Iowa 42 - 401 Yards 657 1165 1822 12 86 35
Opponents 48 - 449 Yards 988 1156 2144 6 78 34
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Conference Game
  • BCS = Power Four Opponent
  • FBS = Group of 5 Opponent
  • FCS = FCS Opponent
  • FCS Non AQ = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
6 1822 304

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
6 1165 194

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
6 657 110

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
6 81 14

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
6 12 2

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
86 35 40.7%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
6 12 8 36 2 2 4 4 67% 33%

Defense Data   Back To Top

Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
6 2144 357

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
6 1156 193

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
6 988 165

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
6 145 24

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
6 6 1

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
78 34 43.6%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
6 12 8 36 2 2 4 4 67% 33%

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