1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Appearance
1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Record | 7–4 (3–3 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bret Ingalls (2nd season) |
Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Western Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Dunbar, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Gateway Football Conference.[1] Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | No. 5 | W 13–10 | 12,305 | ||
September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 McNeese State* | No. 5 | L 17–20 OT | 5,840 | [2] | |
September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 6 | L 20–27 | 6,500 | [3] | |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | No. 17 | W 14–10 | 10,939 | ||
October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Southwest Missouri State | No. 17 |
| L 21–24 | 14,103 | [4] |
October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Illinois State |
| L 23–38 | 8,369 | [5] | |
October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Cal Poly![]() |
| W 31–7 | 13,117 | ||
October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana State | W 31–28 | 3,237 | |||
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Youngstown State | W 42–14 | 12,966 | |||
November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Western Illinois |
| W 10–6 | 12,118 | [6] | |
November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 (D-II) Winona State* | No. 25 |
| W 66–7 | 10,121 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Michael L. Dunbar | Special Collections & University Archives". scua.library.uni.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "McNeese shocks UNI". The Courier. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Illinois tops UNI, 27-20". Des Moines Register. Associated Press. September 20, 1998. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNI bows under new roof". The Des Moines Register. October 4, 1998. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jacobs, Dennis (October 11, 1998). "Illinois State Overpowers UNI, 38-23". The Des Moines Register. p. 6D. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cooper, Craig (November 15, 1998). "UNI stuns Western". Quad-City Times. p. 2F. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 Football Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "1998 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.