2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The previous year's team finished tied for first (of nine) in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC). The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The team finished with a record of 7–4 (5–3 MVC).

2009 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18^[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 18^[2]
Record	7–4 (5–3 MVC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Salmon (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mario Verduzco (4th season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 11 South Dakota State ^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 18 Northern Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	4
Illinois State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Missouri State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
North Dakota State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

UNI's offense against Saint Francis on September 19

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	11:05 am	at Iowa*	No. 4	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 16–17	70,585
September 12	4:05 pm	South Dakota*	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL	W 66–7	12,688
September 19	4:05 pm	Saint Francis*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 30–0	10,981
September 26	1:00 pm	at Missouri State	No. 3	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	KWWL (7.3)	W 35–7	15,038
October 3	4:05 pm	Indiana State	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 62–7	14,860
October 10	6:00 pm	at North Dakota State	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND	KWWL (7.3)	W 42–27	16,418	^[3]
October 17	4:05 pm	Southern Illinois	No. 2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	CFU/Mediacom	L 20–27	17,190	^[4]
October 24	2:00 pm	at South Dakota State	No. 6	Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 14–24	15,523
November 7	4:05 pm	Youngstown State	No. 11	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 28–7	11,025
November 14	4:05 pm	Western Illinois	No. 11	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 34–0	11,070
November 21	1:00 pm	at Illinois State	No. 9	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Mediacom	L 20–22	6,287	^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Name	Position	Year at Northern Iowa	Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley	Head coach	9th	Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson	Recruiting coordinator Offensive line	10th	Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon	Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers	9th	Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco	Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks	9th	San José State (1988)
Atif Austin	Running backs Special teams coordinator	5th	Iowa State (2003)
Chris Klieman	Defensive coordinator Secondary	4th	Northern Iowa (1990)
Erik Chinander	Recruiting coordinator Tight ends	6th	Iowa (2003)
Jeremiah Johnson	Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach	3rd	Kansas (2000)
Jovan Dewitt	Linebackers	1st	Northern Michigan (1999)
Derek Moore	Defensive assistant	1st	Buena Vista (2000)
Bill Wilt	Defensive line	2nd	Eureka College (1977)

Defensive end Jason Ruffin was selected to the East–West Shrine Bowl.

^ Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2009 FCS Coaches Poll October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "UNI's 'intense' effort results in win". The Gazette. October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sullivan, Jim (October 18, 2009). "Dog day afternoon". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gray, Rob (November 22, 2009). "Illinois State Touchdown With :01 Left Stuns UNI". The Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.