American college football season
The2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented theUniversity of Northern Iowa as a member of theMissouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coachMark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC. The team played home games at theUNI-Dome inCedar Falls, Iowa.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | atIowa State* | No. 5 | | Cyclones.tv | W 25–20 | 60,629 |
| September 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 14Montana* | No. 3 | | PSN,ESPN3 | L 14–20 | 12,346 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8Eastern Washington* | No. 10 | | SWX, CSNC+ | L 30–34 | 9,111 |
| October 1 | 4:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 12 | | PSN, ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 13,710 |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | atSouth Dakota | No. 11 | | ESPN3 | L 25–28 | 10,221 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14Youngstown State | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 13,373 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | Missouri State | | | PSN, ESPN3 | W 61–7 | 12,014 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | No. 4North Dakota State | | | PSN, ESPN3 | L 20–24 | 12,032 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | atIndiana State | | | ESPN3 | W 39–6 | 3,409 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19Western Illinois | | | ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 3,412 |
| November 19 | 4:00 pm | No. 8South Dakota State | | | ESPN3 | L 24–45 | 10,511 |
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Ranking movements
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RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | 5 | 3(5) | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
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| Coaches | 5 | 3–T | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
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| #5 Panthers | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #14 Grizzlies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| #3 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At Eastern Washington
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #10 Panthers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| #8 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Salukis | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #12 Panthers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #11 Panthers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| Coyotes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
At Youngstown State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #21 Panthers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #14 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 17 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 61 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #4 Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Panthers | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
At Western Illinois
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Panthers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| #19 Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #8 Jackrabbits | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Panthers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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