1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Earle Bruce in his first and only season as head coach, Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the GCAC. Northern Iowa played home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^ 6 0 010 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 05 5 0
Indiana State 4 2 05 6 0
Northern Iowa 3 3 05 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 05 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 04 7 0
Illinois State 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*L 10–5935,755
September 177:00 p.m.Morgan State*W 59–149,607
September 247:00 p.m.Southwest Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 9–2810,734
October 11:30 p.m.No. 4 Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 27–2812,321[1]
October 81:00 p.m.at Iowa State*L 17–2046,219
October 151:30 p.m.at Illinois StateW 34–77,709
October 222:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisW 17–159,677
October 297:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 6–2414,920
November 37:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*L 12–2511,545
November 127:00 p.m.Wayne State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 77–09,808
November 191:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisW 24–212,500[2]

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Reference

  1. Denney, Bob (October 2, 1988). "Dropped 2-point conversion hangs loss on UNI". The Gazette. p. 5B. Retrieved November 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. McCool, Dan (November 20, 1988). "UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1988 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  4. "1988 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 1, 2024.


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