The 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Panthers defeated Wofford in the second round before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
L. J. Fort was named MVFC defensive player of the year.
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Game summaries Game 1: vs. Iowa State Cyclones
Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Year at Northern Iowa Alma mater (year) Mark Farley Head coach 11th Northern Iowa (1987) Rick Nelson Recruiting coordinatorOffensive Line 12th Northern Iowa (1984) Bill Salmon Associate head coachOffensive coordinatorReceivers 11th Northern Iowa (1980) Mario Verduzco Co-offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks 11th San José State (1988) Jeremiah Johnson Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach 5th Kansas (2000) Dan Clark Tight ends 2nd Simpson (1995) Jovan Dewitt Defensive coordinatorLinebackers 3rd Northern Michigan (1999) Matt Entz Defensive line 2nd Wartburg (1995) Eric Sanders Running backs 2nd Northern Iowa (2008) Blue Adams Defensive backs 1st Cincinnati (2003)
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