1983 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = football
| year = 1983
| team = Northern Iowa Panthers
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Association of Mid-Continent Universities
| short_conf = Mid-Cont
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = Darrell Mudra
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Walt Klinker
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dennis Remmert
| dc_year = 13th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = UNI-Dome
}}
{{1983 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings}}
The 1983 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1983
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 34–10
| attend = 13,361
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-northern-iowa-defeats/158814392/|work=Omaha World-Herald|title=Northern Iowa defeats Drake|date=September 4, 1983|accessdate=November 10, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| score = 0–26
| attend = 8,914
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-indiana-state-st/158798567/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Indiana State stuns UNI on big half, 26–0|date=September 11, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Southwest Missouri State
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 13–35
| attend = 7,350
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-panthers-drop-35/158847140/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Panthers drop 35–13 tilt to Missouri foe|date=September 18, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 9–52
| attend = 11,613
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-s-illinois-humbles-stumblin/158800374/|work=The Gazette|title=S. Illinois humbles stumbling Panthers|date=September 25, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 32–26
| attend = 5,601
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-western-loser-in-worst-ga/158847234/|work=The Dispatch|title=Western loser in 'worst' game|date=October 2, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1983|team=Wisconsin–La Crosse Indians|title=Wisconsin–La Crosse}}
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 41–0
| attend = 9,791
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-indians-drop-dome/158847316/|work=The La Crosse Tribune|title=Indians drop dome debut|date=October 9, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 0–13
| attend = 7,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-eastern-illinois-blankls/158846566/|work=The Pantagraph|title=Eastern Illinois blankls N. Iowa|date=October 16, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 23–13
| attend = 7,311
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-miller-passes-uni-to/158847391/|work=The Daily Nonpareil|title=Miller passes UNI to victory|date=October 23, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1983|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Marquette, MI
| score = 26–45
| attend = 1,834
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-northern-michigan/158847464/|work=The Grand Rapids Press|title=Northern Michigan routs N. Iowa, 45–26|date=October 30, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1983|team=Central Missouri Mules|title=Central Missouri}}
| site_stadium = Kennedy Field
| site_cityst = Warrensburg, MO
| score = 20–7
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-panthers-prance/158847599/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Panthers prance past C. Missouri|date=November 6, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1983|team=Northwest Missouri State Bearcats|title=Northwest Missouri State}}
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 30–21
| attend = 13,518
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-uni-closes-65/158847660/|work=The Gazette|title=UNI closes 6–5|date=November 13, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |url=https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/1983 |title=1983 Football Schedule |work=University of Northern Iowa Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://scholarworks.uni.edu/viewcontent.cgi?article=1115&context=amg|title=1983 Northern Iowa Football|website=scholarworks.uni.edu|access-date=February 12, 2024}}
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