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2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
| 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football |
|---|
| Gateway Football Conference |
| No. 4 |
| 11–3 (6–1 Gateway) |
| Mark Farley (1st season) |
| Bill Salmon (1st season) |
| UNI-Dome |
The 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers beat Eastern Illinois in the first round and Maine in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the semifinals. Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 30 | 7:05 p.m. | Wayne State (MI)* | No. 23 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | W 34–14 | 9,210 | |
| September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 24 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | L 0–45 | 47,092 | |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | Canceled | |||
| September 22 | at Ball State* | Ball State StadiumMuncie, IN | W 42–39 | ||||
| September 29 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 2 Youngstown State* | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | W 30–11 | |||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 18 | Plaster Sports ComplexSpringfield, MO | W 27–3 | ||
| October 13 | 4:05 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 15 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | W 19–14 | 13,455 | |
| October 20 | 1:07 p.m. | at No. 12 Western Illinois | No. 14 | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | W 17–14 | 15,637 | |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Illinois State | No. 11 | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | L 14–42 | 10,173 | |
| November 3 | 4:05 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 16 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | W 34–13 | ||
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Western Kentucky | No. 15 | L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | W 24–23 | 10,300 | |
| November 17 | 7:05 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 8 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | W 31–13 | ||
| December 1 | at No. 3 Eastern Illinois* | No. 6 | O'Brien StadiumCharleston, IL (NCAA I-AA First Round) | W 49–43 | |||
| December 8 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 16 Maine* | No. 6 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) | W 56–28 | 9,525 | |
| December 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 6 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal) | L 0–38 | 18,848 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |
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