2004 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2004
| team = Northern Iowa Panthers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Gateway Football Conference
| short_conf = Gateway
| TSNRank = 25
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Mark Farley
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Bill Salmon
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| codef_coach1 = Bill Ennis-Inge
| codc1_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = UNI-Dome
}}
{{2004 Gateway Football Conference standings}}
The 2004 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 record in conference play, placing third in the Gateway.{{cite web |title=Year-By-Year Standings|url=http://www.mvc.org/football/standings.pdf|publisher=Missouri Valley Football Conference|date=October 20, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2008}} Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2004
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv =
| score = 0–23
| attend = 42,865
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 4:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks|title=Minnesota State–Mankato}}
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv =
| score = 40–0
| attend = 7,058
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 4:05 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv =
| score = 21–24
| attend = 11,957
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| tv =
| score = 36–40
| attend = 12,326
| source = {{cite news |title=Big plays by Salukis sink UNI in conference opener |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91417557/the-gazette/ |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=The Gazette |date=October 3, 2004 |page=4C |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 4:05 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 22
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv =
| score = 10–17
| attend = 12,184
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stambaugh Stadium
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| tv =
| score = 22–20
| attend = 15,937
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 3:05 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv =
| score = 36–13
| attend = 12,325
| source = {{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Rob |title=Freeney, Panthers run to dominant league win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93557964/the-des-moines-register/ |access-date=January 26, 2022 |work=Des Moines Register |date=October 24, 2004 |page=5C |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 4:05 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southwest Missouri State
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv =
| score = 42–20
| attend = 6,152
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-rolling-along-uni-stampedes/150297511/|work=The Courier|title=Rolling along; UNI stampedes SMS for third straight league win|date=October 31, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv =
| score = 58–6
| attend = 5,261
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 5:05 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv =
| score = 41–14
| attend = 9,569
| source = {{cite news |last1=Newhoff |first1=Doug |title=Panthers stay hot, wallop Redbirds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113761588/the-courier/ |access-date=November 27, 2022 |work=The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |date=November 14, 2004 |page=D1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 7:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv =
| score = 45–21
| attend = 5,942
}}
}}
{{cite web|url=https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/schedule/2004|title=2004 Football Schedule|website=Northern Iowa Panthers|access-date=October 24, 2023}}
References
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