2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 21st-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShawn Watson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (9th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^  5 –3   7 –5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^  5 –3   11 –4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  4 –4   6 –6  
Indiana State  3 –5   5 –6  
North Dakota  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Illinois  2 –6   2 –9  
Illinois State  2 –6   4 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –6   3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.at No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State*No. 21
ESPN+L 10–1661,500
September 118:00 p.m.at Sacramento State*No. 21
ESPN+W 34–168,067
September 184:00 p.m.St. Thomas (MN)*No. 18
ESPN3W 44–35,124
October 24:00 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 15
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–78,771
October 91:00 p.m.at No. 5 North Dakota StateNo. 16
ESPN+L 20–3418,536
October 164:00 p.m. No. 21 South DakotaNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 21–347,202
October 232:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota StateNo. 20
W 26–1716,889
October 304:00 p.m. No. 3 Southern IllinoisNo. 16
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 23–165,902
November 612:00 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 13
L 10–17 OT6,000
November 132:00 p.m.at No. 16 Missouri StateNo. 20
L 27–349,173
November 201:00 p.m.Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN3W 41–36,785
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 4 Eastern Washington*
ESPN+L 9–193,845

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Game summaries

At No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State
See also: 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team
No. 21 Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs. No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State Cyclones (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Northern Iowa 7 3 0010
No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State 3 10 0316

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
  • Game attendance: 61,500
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Sage Rosenfels, Skubie Mageza
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:09) UNI – Quan Hampton 52 yard pass from Will McElvain, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 3:24; UNI 7–0)
  • (1:06) ISU – Connor Assalley 35 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:03; UNI 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (7:25) ISU – Breece Hall 2 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 7:19; ISU 10–7)
  • (2:35) UNI – Matthew Cook 41 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:50; 10–10)
  • (0:00) ISU – Andrew Mevis 40 yard field goal (Drive 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:35; ISU 13–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:18) ISU – Connor Assalley 21 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20; ISU 16–10)
StatisticsUNIISU
First downs1317
Total yards275336
Rushes/yards26/4534/136
Passing yards230199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–34–221–26–0
Time of possession28:4831:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern IowaPassingWill McElvain21–34, 230 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingDom Williams12 carries, 43 yards
ReceivingQuan Hampton8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
Iowa StatePassingBrock Purdy21–26, 199 yards
RushingBreece Hall23 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingXavier Hutchinson7 receptions, 88 yards

At Sacramento State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Panthers 7 0 27 0 34
Hornets 3 6 0 7 16
See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team

St. Thomas (MN)
See also: 2021 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Youngstown State
See also: 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

At No. 5 North Dakota State
See also: 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team
Northern Iowa Panthers (3-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Panthers 0 10 7320
No. 5 Bison 10 3 14734

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,536
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics Northern Iowa North Dakota State
First downs1415
Plays–yards63-38164-363
Rushes–yards32-12443-181
Passing yards257182
Passing: comp–att–int12-31-011-21-0
Time of possession27:3732:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern Iowa PassingTheo Day12/31, 257 yds, TD
RushingBradrick Shaw10 car, 44 yds
ReceivingIsaiah Weston5 rec, 181 yds, TD
North Dakota State PassingQuincy Patterson11/21, 182 yds, 2 TD
RushingQuincy Patterson12 car, 60 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingChristian Watson5 rec, 163 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UNI NDSU
1st 7:37 1 85 0:11 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 85-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7
1st 3:37 6 40 2:11 NDSU 0 10
2nd 11:24 8 73 3:36 UNI Isaiah Weston (#80) 44-yard touchdown reception from Theo Day (#12), Matthew Cook (#97) kick good 7 10
2nd 3:00 8 73 3:36 UNI 33-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#97) 10 10
2nd 0:23 9 71 2:37 NDSU 22-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 13
3rd 11:46 2 9 1:12 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 20
3rd 9:02 4 21 2:06 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 3-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 27
3rd 7:39 3 75 1:23 UNI Dom Williams (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Cook (#98) kick good 17 27
4th 14:09 16 80 8:26 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 34
4th 9:08 11 48 5:01 UNI 44-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#98) 20 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 34

No. 21 South Dakota
See also: 2021 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At No. 6 South Dakota State
See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

No. 3 Southern Illinois
See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At Illinois State
See also: 2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At No. 16 Missouri State
See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team
Game Ten: #20 Northern Iowa Panthers (5–4) at #16 Missouri State Bears (6–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Northern Iowa 3 3 71427
No. 16 Missouri State 6 7 71434

at Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO

  • Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds W 7 mph; Sunny
  • Game attendance: 9,173
  • Referee: Aaron Adams • Umpire: Keith Wohlers • Linesman: Gordon Hanson • Line judge: Scott Lively • Back judge: Kurt Dingmann • Field judge: Brad Brunet • Side judge: Leanne Surmin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Don West and Corey Riggs
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:14) MSU - Jose Pizano 30 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 02:44; MSU 3-0)
  • (04:55) UNI - Matthew Cook 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 05:11; TIED 3-3)
  • (01:03) MSU - Jose Pizano38 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 03:44; MSU 6-3)
Second Quarter
  • (12:54) UNI - Matthew Cook 47 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 03:09; TIED 6-6)
  • (05:21) MSU - Tobias Little 1 yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 07:33; MSU 13-6)
Third Quarter
  • (12:44) MSU - Jason Shelley 3 yard run, Jose Pizano Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:10; MSU 20-6)
  • (06:10) UNI - Tyler Hoosman 2 yard run, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 06:25; MSU 20-13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:01) MSU - Jason Shelley 8 yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 03:54; MSU 27-13)
  • (05:11) UNI - Deion McShane 8 yard pass from Theo Day, Matthew Cook kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 02:02; MSU 27-20)
  • (02:14) UNI - Deion McShane 18 yard pass from Theo Day, Matthew Cook, kick (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 01:41; TIED 27-27)
  • (00:58) MSU - Naveon Mitchell 55 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 01:16; MSU 34-27)
StatisticsUNIMSU
First downs2218
Total yards360379
Rushes/yards33/12232/59
Passing yards238320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17-30-222-30-0
Time of possession29:2830:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern IowaPassingTheo Day17/30, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingDom Williams16 carries, 83 yards
ReceivingDeion McShane6 catches, 86 yards, 2 TD
Missouri StatePassingJason Shelley22/33, 320 yards, 1 TD
RushingTobias Little10 carries, 34 yards
ReceivingNaveon Mitchell3 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD

Western Illinois
See also: 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

FCS Playoffs

At No. 4 Eastern Washington–First Round
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 2 9
No. 4 Eagles 6 3 7 3 19
See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2022 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
119Trevor PenningOTNew Orleans Saints

References
  1. "2021 Northern Iowa Panthers Football Schedule".
  2. "2021 Northern Iowa Panthers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.


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