1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the fourth consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Boston University. Panthers offense scored 350 points while the defense allowed 238 points. Quarterback Kurt Warner was in his senior season with the Panthers.

1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 21–27 ^2OT vs. Boston University
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
Record	8–4 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Terry Allen (5th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, astro-turf)
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	at No. 7 McNeese State*	No. 4	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		L 10–27	19,572
September 11	1:00 pm	at Wyoming*	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 42–45	17,827
September 18	6:30 pm	Jacksonville State*	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 35–14	11,324
September 25	1:00 pm	Southwest Texas State*	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 34–13	12,538	^[1]
October 2	7:00 pm	at Southwest Missouri State	No. 11	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 20–14	12,000
October 9	1:30 pm	Indiana State	No. 11	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 17–10	14,431
October 16	6:30 pm	Eastern Illinois	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 31–27	10,168
October 23	1:30 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 9	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 23–25	11,376
October 30	1:30 pm	at Illinois State	No. 17	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 20–19	5,841
November 6	1:30 pm	Minnesota State–Moorhead*	No. 15	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 48–0	11,511
November 13	1:30 pm	Southern Illinois	No. 13	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 49–17	16,324	^[2]
November 27	12:00 pm	at No. 6 Boston University*	No. 13	Nickerson Field Boston, MA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	SCA	L 21–27 ^2OT	6,882
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Tim Mosley Sr QB 7 Brett O’Donnell Jr WR 8 Marcus Easter Fr QB 13 Kurt Warner Sr HB 28 Sylvester Brown Jr WR 31 Anthony Taylor Sr FB 32 Jason Hamrock So HB 34 Ed Threatt Sr FB 42 Javier Pena Sr C 52 Scott Klahn Sr C 60 Donald Mumma Jr OL 64 Josh Toben So OL 67 John Pilcher So OL 68 Jason Reading Fr OL 69 John Lee Sr OL 72 Dan Bower So OL 76 Michael Hudnutt Sr OL 79 John Herrin Sr WR 80 Delond Bush So TE 81 Matt Harkin So WR 82 Jacob Kothe So TE 87 Mike Anderson Jr WR 88 Matt Lippman Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 27 Jeremy Norris Jr PK 38 Scott Obermeier So	Head coach Terry Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

Gateway First Team

Andre Allen, LB Matt Harken, TE John Herrin, OT Tony Monroe, DL Tim Mosley, WR/P Donald Mumma, OC Kurt Warner, QB

Gateway Second Team

Myron Glass, DB Michael Hudnutt, OG Jason McCleary, DB Jeff Stovall, RB Joseph Wallace, DB

Gateway Honorable Mention

Todd Harrington, DB D. Minnieweather, LB Casey Smith, DL Paul Wolf, LB

Gateway Offensive Player of the Year

Kurt Warner, QB

Gateway Defensive Player of the Year

Andre Allen, LB

Gateway Coach of the Year

Terry Allen

Gateway Players of the Week

LB Andre Allen (1) RS Jason McCleary (1) WR Tim Mosley (2) OC D.J. Mumma (2) RB Jeff Stovall (1) QB Kurt Warner (2)

Team players in the NFL

• Quarterback Kurt Warner went on to a career in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.^[3]

References

1. "Panthers win, but injuries are costly". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Northern Iowa clinches tie for Gateway title". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. p. 5S. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kurt Warner Stats".