2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record7–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Verduzco (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Klieman (3rd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^   6 2     7 5  
No. 17 Western Illinois ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 9 North Dakota State ^   4 4     9 5  
Indiana State   4 4     6 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
South Dakota State   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   4 4     5 6  
Southern Illinois   4 4     5 6  
Youngstown State   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.