2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team explained

Year:2008
Team:Northern Iowa Panthers
Sport:football
Conference:Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:MVFC
Record:9–3
Conf Record:7–1
Tsnrank:4[1]
Fcscoachrank:4[2]
Head Coach:Mark Farley
Hc Year:8th
Cooff Coach1:Bill Salmon
Cooc1 Year:8th
Cooff Coach2:Mario Verduzco
Cooc2 Year:3rd
Codef Coach1:Scott Frost
Codc1 Year:1st
Codef Coach2:Chris Klieman
Codc2 Year:1st
Champion:MVFC co-champion
Bowl:NCAA Division I Semifinal
Bowl Result:L 20–21 vs. Richmond

The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The Gateway Football Conference was renamed the Missouri Valley Football League in June 2008.[3] The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. On November 14, Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa
Alma mater (Year)
Head coach 8th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson Recruiting coordinator
Offensive Line
9th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon Associate head coach
Offensive coordinator
Receivers
8th Northern Iowa (1980)
Co-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
8th San José State (1988)
Atif Austin Running backs 4th Iowa State (2003)
Co-defensive coordinator
Linebackers
2nd Nebraska (1997)
Co-defensive coordinator
Secondary
3rd Northern Iowa (1990)
Defensive line 3rd Iowa (2001)
Tight ends 5th Iowa (2003)
Bill Wilt Defensive line 1st Eureka College (1977)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2008_poll.htm Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll
  2. Web site: 2008 FCS Coaches Poll . October 30, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163653/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/08polls/08_finalpoll_release.htm . September 30, 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121173514/http://mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=39013&SPID=2899&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=1478424 . dead . November 21, 2020 . Gateway Football Conference . 2008-06-06 . 2008-10-12 .