2006 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2006 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.

2006 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
Record7–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Verduzco (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Youngstown State $^   6 1     11 3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 2     9 4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa   5 2     7 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^   4 3     9 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Western Illinois   2 5     5 6  
Missouri State   1 6     2 9  
Indiana State   1 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:05 pmat Drake*No. 4
KFXA/KDSMW 48–710,107
September 94:05 pmNorth Dakota*No. 3L 31–3511,010
September 164:05 pmSouth Dakota State*No. 12
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–1711,227
September 306:00 pmat Iowa State*No. 13L 27–2855,518
October 74:05 pmMissouri State No. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
MediacomW 38–713,843
October 143:35 pmat Indiana StateNo. 14W 34–142,376
October 213:00 pmat No. 5 Youngstown StateNo. 14KFXA/KDSM/FCSW 31–2319,321
October 284:05 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
CFUL 13–2411,058[1]
November 44:05 pmWestern KentuckyNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–208,756
November 113:00 pmat No. 14 Southern IllinoisNo. 12L 23–477,422[2]
November 184:35 pmNo. 6 Illinois StateNo. 20
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
KFXA/KDSMW 38–2710,827[3]

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at
Northern Iowa
Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley Head Coach 6th Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson Recruiting coordinator
Offensive Line
7th Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon Associate head coach
Offensive coordinator
Receivers
6th Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco Co-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
6th San José State (1988)
Atif Austin Running backs 2nd Iowa State (2003)
Chris Klieman Secondary 1st Northern Iowa (1990)
Jerry Montgomery Graduate assistant
Defensive tackles
1st Iowa (2002)
Keith Harms Defensive assistant 3rd Buena Vista (1979)
Erik Chinander Tight ends 3rd Iowa (2003)

References

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  1. ^ McCool, Dan (October 29, 2006). "Unusually weak offense dooms UNI in the dome". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Gray, Rob (November 12, 2006). "Northern Iowa is thoroughly beaten by Southern Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 19, 2006). "Panthers Deny ISU Title Share". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football - 2006 Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.