| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Northern Iowa Panthers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Statsrank: | 5 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 5 |
| Record: | 10–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Farley |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Off Coach: | Ryan Mahaffey |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Jeremiah Johnson |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | UNI-Dome |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 0–17 vs. James Madison |
The 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 19th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego and South Dakota State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to James Madison.
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) | |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) | |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) | |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) | |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 | |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 | |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 | |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense
Briley Moore – TE
Jackson Scott-Brown – OLDefense
Xavior Williams – DB
See also: 2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team.
See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team.
See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team.
See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team.
See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team.
See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
The Panthers were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against San Diego.[5]
See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team.
See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team.