The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.
| 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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MVFC champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Salmon (10th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Mario Verduzco (5th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 North Dakota State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 6:30 pm | North Dakota State | No. 14 | KWWL/KCWI | W 16–9 | 14,422 | [1] | |
| September 18 | 4:05 pm | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 13 |
| L 20–22 | 12,260 | ||
| September 25 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State* | No. 15 | Mediacom | L 0–27 | 48,874 | ||
| October 2 | 4:05 pm | South Dakota State | No. 17 |
| Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15 | W 24–14 | 14,686 | |
| October 9 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 15 | MVFC-TV | L 38–45 OT | 13,356 | ||
| October 16 | 4:05 pm | at South Dakota* | No. 22 | W 19–14 | 9,169 | |||
| October 23 | 4:05 pm | Illinois State | No. 19 |
| KWWL/KCWI | W 42–14 | 15,730 | |
| October 30 | 1:00 pm | at Youngstown State | No. 19 | W 34–30 | 13,039 | |||
| November 6 | 3:05 pm | at Indiana State | No. 17 | W 30–20 | 6,038 | |||
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 16 |
| Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15 | W 38–14 | 14,892 | |
| November 20 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 13 | L 14–30 | 8,217 | |||
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 16 |
| L 7–14 | 5,990 | [2] | |
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Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
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| Mark Farley | Head coach | 10th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line | 11th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers | 10th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 10th | San José State (1988) |
| Dedric Ward | Wide receivers | 1st | University of Northern Iowa (1997) |
| Chris Klieman | Defensive coordinator Secondary | 5th | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Dan Clark | Tight ends | 1st | Simpson (1995) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach | 4th | Kansas (2000) |
| Jovan Dewitt | Linebackers | 2nd | Northern Michigan (1999) |
| Eric Sanders | Asst. Wide Receivers | 1st | Northern Iowa (2008) |
| Matt Entz | Defensive line | 1st | Wartburg (1995) |
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| The Sports Network | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19[3] |
| FCS Coaches | 13[4] | 13[5] | 10[6] | 15[7] | 22[8] | 18[9] | 24[10] | 22[11] | 19[12] | 17[13] | 16[14] | 12[15] | 16[16] | 18 |
References
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