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The 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 21st-year head coach Mark Farley . They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 (FBS ) Iowa State * No. 21 ESPN+ L 10–1661,500
September 11 8:00 p.m. at Sacramento State * No. 21 ESPN+ W 34–168,067
September 18 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas (MN) * No. 18 ESPN3 W 44–35,124
October 2 4:00 p.m. Youngstown State No. 15 W 34–78,771
October 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 5 North Dakota State No. 16 ESPN+ L 20–3418,536
October 16 4:00 p.m. No. 21 South Dakota No. 16 L 21–347,202
October 23 2:00 p.m. at No. 6 South Dakota State No. 20 W 26–1716,889
October 30 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Southern Illinois No. 16 W 23–165,902
November 6 12:00 p.m. at Illinois State No. 13 L 10–17 OT 6,000
November 13 2:00 p.m. at No. 16 Missouri State No. 20 L 27–349,173
November 20 1:00 p.m. Western Illinois ESPN3 W 41–36,785
November 27 3:00 p.m. at No. 4 Eastern Washington * ESPN+ L 9–193,845
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At No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State[ edit ]
No. 21 Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs. No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State Cyclones (0–0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 21 Northern Iowa
7
3
0 0 10
No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State
3
10
0 3 16
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
Date : Saturday, September 4, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : sunny • Temperature : 73°FGame attendance : 61,500Referee : Kevin HassellTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Shawn Kenney, Sage Rosenfels , Skubie Mageza
Game information
First Quarter
(4:09) UNI – Quan Hampton 52 yard pass from Will McElvain, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 3:24; UNI 7–0 )
(1:06) ISU – Connor Assalley 35 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:03; UNI 7–3 )
Second Quarter
(7:25) ISU – Breece Hall 2 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 7:19; ISU 10–7 )
(2:35) UNI – Matthew Cook 41 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:50; 10–10 )
(0:00) ISU – Andrew Mevis 40 yard field goal (Drive 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:35; ISU 13–10 )
Fourth Quarter
(6:18) ISU – Connor Assalley 21 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20; ISU 16–10 )
Statistics
UNI
ISU
First downs
13
17
Total yards
275
336
Rushes/yards
26/45
34/136
Passing yards
230
199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
21–34–2
21–26–0
Time of possession
28:48
31:12
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northern Iowa
Passing
Will McElvain
21–34, 230 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Dom Williams
12 carries, 43 yards
Receiving
Quan Hampton
8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State
Passing
Brock Purdy
21–26, 199 yards
Rushing
Breece Hall
23 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Xavier Hutchinson
7 receptions, 88 yards
At Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Panthers
7
0
27
0
34
Hornets
3
6
0
7
16
At No. 5 North Dakota State [ edit ]
Northern Iowa Panthers (3-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 12 Panthers
0
10
7 3 20
No. 5 Bison
10
3
14 7 34
at Fargodome , Fargo, ND
Date : October 9, 2021Game time : 1:00 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,536TV : ESPN+
Statistics
Northern Iowa
North Dakota State
First downs
14
15
Plays–yards
63-381
64-363
Rushes–yards
32-124
43-181
Passing yards
257
182
Passing: comp –att –int
12-31-0
11-21-0
Time of possession
27:37
32:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northern Iowa
Passing
Theo Day
12/31, 257 yds, TD
Rushing
Bradrick Shaw
10 car, 44 yds
Receiving
Isaiah Weston
5 rec, 181 yds, TD
North Dakota State
Passing
Quincy Patterson
11/21, 182 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Quincy Patterson
12 car, 60 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Christian Watson
5 rec, 163 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UNI
NDSU
1st
7:37
1
85
0:11
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 85-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
0
7
1st
3:37
6
40
2:11
NDSU
0
10
2nd
11:24
8
73
3:36
UNI
Isaiah Weston (#80) 44-yard touchdown reception from Theo Day (#12), Matthew Cook (#97) kick good
7
10
2nd
3:00
8
73
3:36
UNI
33-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#97)
10
10
2nd
0:23
9
71
2:37
NDSU
22-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37)
10
13
3rd
11:46
2
9
1:12
NDSU
Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
10
20
3rd
9:02
4
21
2:06
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 3-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
10
27
3rd
7:39
3
75
1:23
UNI
Dom Williams (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Cook (#98) kick good
17
27
4th
14:09
16
80
8:26
NDSU
Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
17
34
4th
9:08
11
48
5:01
UNI
44-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#98)
20
34
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
34
No. 21 South Dakota [ edit ]
At No. 6 South Dakota State [ edit ]
No. 3 Southern Illinois [ edit ]
At No. 16 Missouri State [ edit ]
Game Ten: #20 Northern Iowa Panthers (5–4) at #16 Missouri State Bears (6–3)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 20 Northern Iowa
3
3
7 14 27
No. 16 Missouri State
6
7
7 14 34
at Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
Date : Saturday, November 13, 2021Game time : 2:05 p.m. CDT Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C), Winds W 7 mph; SunnyGame attendance : 9,173Referee : Aaron Adams • Umpire: Keith Wohlers • Linesman: Gordon Hanson • Line judge: Scott Lively • Back judge: Kurt Dingmann • Field judge: Brad Brunet • Side judge: Leanne SurminTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Don West and Corey Riggs
Game information
First Quarter
(10:14) MSU - Jose Pizano 30 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 02:44; MSU 3-0 )
(04:55) UNI - Matthew Cook 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 05:11; TIED 3-3 )
(01:03) MSU - Jose Pizano38 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 03:44; MSU 6-3 )
Second Quarter
(12:54) UNI - Matthew Cook 47 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 03:09; TIED 6-6 )
(05:21) MSU - Tobias Little 1 yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 07:33; MSU 13-6 )
Third Quarter
(12:44) MSU - Jason Shelley 3 yard run, Jose Pizano Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:10; MSU 20-6 )
(06:10) UNI - Tyler Hoosman 2 yard run, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 06:25; MSU 20-13 )
Fourth Quarter
(13:01) MSU - Jason Shelley 8 yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 03:54; MSU 27-13 )
(05:11) UNI - Deion McShane 8 yard pass from Theo Day, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 02:02; MSU 27-20 )
(02:14) UNI - Deion McShane 18 yard pass from Theo Day, Matthew Cook, kick (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 01:41; TIED 27-27 )
(00:58) MSU - Naveon Mitchell 55 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 01:16; MSU 34-27 )
Statistics
UNI
MSU
First downs
22
18
Total yards
360
379
Rushes/yards
33/122
32/59
Passing yards
238
320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
17-30-2
22-30-0
Time of possession
29:28
30:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northern Iowa
Passing
Theo Day
17/30, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Dom Williams
16 carries, 83 yards
Receiving
Deion McShane
6 catches, 86 yards, 2 TD
Missouri State
Passing
Jason Shelley
22/33, 320 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Tobias Little
10 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Naveon Mitchell
3 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD
View from the West side during the game against Northern Iowa in 2021.
At No. 4 Eastern Washington–First Round[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
7
0
2
9
No. 4 Eagles
6
3
7
3
19
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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