The 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MVFC. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated San Diego in the first round and South Dakota State in second round before losing to the national runner-up James Madison, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Schedule
Rankings
Preseason MVFC poll In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place.
Preseason All–MVFC team The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.
Offense
Briley Moore – TE
Jackson Scott-Brown – OL
Defense
Xavior Williams – DB
Game summaries At Iowa State
Southern Utah
Idaho State
At Weber State
Youngstown State
At North Dakota State
South Dakota
At Missouri State
At Illinois State
Indiana State
At South Dakota State
Western Illinois
San Diego—NCAA Division I First Round
The Panthers were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against San Diego.
At South Dakota State—NCAA Division I Second Round
At James Madison—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
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