1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry 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 the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Washington in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals before falling to Youngstown State in the semifinals.

1992 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–19 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Terry Allen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ardell Wiegandt (4th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 10 McNeese 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.	at Iowa 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.	at Southern Illinois	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 30–25	7,000	[6]
October 24	6:30 p.m.	No. 2 Idaho*	No. 1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 27–26	16,324	[7]
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana State	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 34–13	7,729	[8]
November 7	1:30 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 1	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 15–21	8,948	[9]
November 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 19 Western 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. 14 Eastern 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. 7 Youngstown State*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 7–19	14,682	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Penalty erases tie; UNI tips McNeese". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Northern Iowa scores early, often". The Gazette. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Surprise: UNI 27, Iowa State 10". The Sioux City Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Panther rout may be good for No. 1". The Courier. October 4, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Panthers blink at jinx, win big". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Phil Weaner (September 6, 1992). "Salukis' opener spoiled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1992). "No. 1 just one point better than Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
8. "No. 1 Northern Iowa decks Indiana State". The Daily Nonpareil. November 1, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eastern upsets No. 1 UNI". Herald and Review. November 8, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "After loss, Panthers dominate W. Illinois". The Des Moines Register. November 15, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UNI wins, gets spot in I-AA playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1992. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UNI tops E. Washington". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "UNI's Shedd pays price for score". Quad-City Times. December 6, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Penguins freeze UNI title run". The Courier. December 13, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "1992 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
16. "1992 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.