Year: | 2005 |
Team: | Northern Iowa Panthers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Gateway Football Conference |
Short Conf: | Gateway |
Tsnrank: | 2[1] |
Record: | 11–4 |
Conf Record: | 5–2 |
Head Coach: | Mark Farley |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Off Coach: | Bill Salmon |
Oc Year: | 5th |
Champion: | Gateway co-champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | L 16–21 vs. Appalachian State |
The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference.[2] The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.