1974 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = football
| year = 1974
| team = Northern Iowa Panthers
| image =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 3–3–1
| head_coach = Stan Sheriff
| hc_year = 15th
| off_coach =
| off_scheme =
| oc_year =
| def_coach = Dennis Remmert
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
}}
{{1974 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1974 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the NCC. Northern Iowa played home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1974
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Pittsburg State Gorillas|title=Pittsburg State}}
| site_stadium = Carnie Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburg, KS
| score = 31–22
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 14–40
| attend = 11,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = t
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 28–28
| attend = 5,251
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Dakota State
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 20–0
| attend = 1,500–3,575
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86517552/man-in-motion-boosts-panthers/|work=The Courier|title=Man-in-motion boosts Panthers|date=September 29, 1974|accessdate=October 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/493/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 26–42
| attend = 7,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 41–17
| attend = 8,549
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 49–14
| attend = 4,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Howard Wood Field
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| score = 23–38
| attend = 5,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 22–21
| attend = 4,950
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 14–26
| attend = 2,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/504/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 10, 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/1974 |title=1974 Football Schedule |work=University of Northern Iowa Athletics}}
References
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