1982 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

{{Short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| sport = football

| year = 1982

| team = Northern Iowa Panthers

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Association of Mid-Continent Universities

| short_conf = Mid-Con

| record = 4–6–1

| conf_record = 2–0–1

| head_coach = Stan Sheriff

| hc_year = 23th

| off_coach = John Gregory

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Dennis Remmert

| dc_year = 12th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = UNI-Dome

| champion = Mid-Con co-champion

}}

{{1982 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings}}

The 1982 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1982

| rankdivision = NCAA Division II

| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Drake Stadium

| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA

| score = 30–39

| attend = 16,650

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-ware-kim-lead-drake/158709071/|work=The Daily Nonpareil|title=Ware, Kim lead Drake to 40–13 win over UNI|date=September 5, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| w/l = w

| opponent = Southwest Missouri State

| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 10–0

| attend = 11,715

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-northern-iowa-bla/158715423/|work=The Sioux City Journal|title=Northern Iowa blanks Southwest Missouri|date=September 12, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = t

| opponent = Eastern Illinois

| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 10–10

| attend = 10,726

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-uni-salvages-10/158714170/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=UNI salvages 10–10 tie with E. Illinois|date=September 26, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = Western Illinois

| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 21–9

| attend = 8,707

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-uni-a-219-winne/158715609/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=UNI a 21–9 winner over W. Illinois|date=October 3, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 13–38

| attend = 11,438

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-hobart-shatters-rec/158688820/|work=The Spokesman-Review|title=Hobart shatters records in 38–13 romp|date=October 10, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Southeast Missouri State Indians|title=Southeast Missouri State}}

| site_stadium = Houck Stadium

| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO

| score = 17–20

| attend = 1,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-uni-beaten-in-last-seconds/158715728/|work=The Gazette|title=UNI beaten in last seconds|date=October 17, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}

| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 33–14

| attend = 6,369

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-nmu-falls-apart-in-se/158715820/|work=Detroit Free Press|title=NMU falls apart in second half|date=October 25, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| score = 0–37

| attend = 2,600

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/138796160/|work=Nevada State Journal|title=Pack wins 4th straight|date=October 31, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = North Dakota State

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 7–12

| attend = 6,100

| source ={{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86393355/n-dakota-state-holds-off-uni-127/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=N. Dakota State holds off UNI, 12–7|date=November 7, 1982|accessdate=October 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}

| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 41–24

| attend = 12,567

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-uni-defeats-usd-4124/158715963/|work=Argus-Leader|title=UNI defeats USD, 41–24|date=November 14, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Youngstown State

| site_stadium = Stambaugh Stadium

| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH

| score = 13–25

| attend = 3,912

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-northern-iowa-lo/158716092/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Northern Iowa loses Sheriff's finale, 25–13|date=November 21, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Northern Iowa) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/132675 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |accessdate=November 9, 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/1982 |title=1982 Football Schedule |work=University of Northern Iowa Athletics}}

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