1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Terry Allen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ardell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Northern Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Mankato State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–22
September 16	at Kansas State*		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 10–8
September 23	Fort Hays State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 43–15
September 30	at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 22–37
October 7	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 21–10
October 14	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–21
October 21	Ferris State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 39–3
October 28	at No. 13 Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 31–28
November 4	at Illinois State	No. 17	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 13–32
November 11	Southern Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 38–14	7,827	^[1]
November 18	Eastern Washington		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 47–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Jay Johnson Fr QB 13 Kurt Warner Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 12 Willie Beamon Fr DE 96 James Jones Jr DB 9 Chris Klieman Jr LB 55 Bryce Paup Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bryce Paup	Linebacker	6	159	Green Bay Packers

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• Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.^[3]

References

1. "Matt Brinkman leads UNI past Salukis". Globe Gazette. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. D30. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. . Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
3. "Kurt Warner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.