The1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented theUniversity of Northern Iowa as a member of theGateway Football Conference during the1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coachTerry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the third consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to theNCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beatEastern Washington in the first round andMcNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling toYoungstown State in the semifinals.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 10McNeese State*	No. 3	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 21–18	17,765	[1]
September 19	1:30 p.m.	Idaho State*	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 49–11	11,722	[2]
September 26	1:05 p.m.	atIowa State*	No. 4	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 27–10	40,646	[3]
October 3	1:30 p.m.	Illinois State	No. 2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 41–14	15,086	[4]
October 10	6:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky*	No. 1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–6	11,255	[5]
October 17	1:30 p.m.	atSouthern Illinois	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 30–25	7,000	[6]
October 24	6:30 p.m.	No. 2Idaho*	No. 1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 27–26	16,324	[7]
October 31	1:30 p.m.	atIndiana State	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 34–13	7,729	[8]
November 7	1:30 p.m.	atEastern Illinois	No. 1	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 15–21	8,948	[9]
November 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 19Western Illinois	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 37–6	14,552	[10]
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Southwest Missouri State	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 37–12	16,324	[11]
November 28		No. 14Eastern Washington*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 17–14	13,149	[12]
December 5		No. 11 McNeese State*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 29–7	13,375	[13]
December 12		No. 7Youngstown State*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 7–19	14,682	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromNCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time

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