2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 4[2]
Record9–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Verduzco (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorScott Frost (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Klieman (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^   7 1     12 3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^   7 1     9 3  
South Dakota State   6 2     7 5  
Western Illinois   4 4     6 5  
North Dakota State   4 4     6 5  
Missouri State   3 5     4 7  
Youngstown State   3 5     4 8  
Illinois State   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   0 8     0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

  1. ^ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2008.