1979 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 = 1979
| team = Northern Iowa Panthers
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Association of Mid-Continent Universities
| short_conf = Mid-Cont
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Stan Sheriff
| hc_year = 20th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dennis Remmert
| dc_year = 9th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = UNI-Dome
}}
{{1979 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings}}
The 1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = Associated Press
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Minnesota Morris Cougars|title=Minnesota Morris}}
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 0–13
| attend = 11,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Marquette, MI
| score = 11–7
| attend = 6,658
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Dakota State
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 21–10
| attend = 9,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86539268/mcneail-return-starts-uni-offense/|work=The Courier|title=McNeail return starts UNI offense|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks|title=Nebraska–Omaha}}
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 15–39
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| opprank = T–4
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| score = 0–29
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 20–17
| attend = 9,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 38–25
| attend = 11,596–11,597
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Western Illinois) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/771/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 10, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| score = 7–14
| attend = 2,415
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 10–7
| attend = 10,700–10,780
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/201/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=June 4, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = DakotaDome
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| score = 23–9
| attend = 6,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 17–24
| attend = 12,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Iowa) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/504/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 10, 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/1979 |title=1979 Football Schedule |work=University of Northern Iowa Athletics}}
References
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