Category: Northern Iowa Panthers
White Edges Purple Squad in UNI Panthers' Spring Game, 14-4
The University of Northern Iowa football team finished its spring drills Saturday with its annual spring game in the UNI-Dome. The White squad scored a 14-4 victory over the Purple squad in the game.
The White squad consisted of the Panther offense,… more »
UNI football: Saturday's spring game has a purpose
Pat Grace will sit this one out.
The now-veteran Northern Iowa starting quarterback has earned the spring game respite as players with a lot more to prove take the UNI-Dome turf at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Panthers’ annual spring game showcase for fans… more »
Former FCS Players to be Honored at NFL Players Gala
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, April 16, tight end Daniel Wilcox and 15 other of the NFL’s biggest heroes will be honored at the NFL PLAYERS Gala featuring the JB Awards, an annual awards presentation hosted by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to be… more »
UNI Kids Clinic and Spring Drills to Start
The University of Northern Iowa football team's annual Kick Off Kids Clinic sponsored by Village Inn will be held April 11 from 1-3 p.m. on the turf in the UNI-Dome. The free clinic is available for girls and boys in second grade through eighth grade.… more »
At Last, a Big Game to Rile Delaware
Proximity, history could charge UD-DSU meetings.
The University of Delaware and Delaware State University have some catching up to do.
Football rivalries don't form overnight. But UD and DSU already have many of the ingredients to make this one sp… more »
"Kurt Warner" Promotion Offers Free Admission to UNI Athletic Events This Weekend
The University of Northern Iowa would like to take this weekend and honor former quarterback Kurt Warner as he leads the Arizona Cardinals into Super Bowl XLIII against the Pittsburgh Steelers by offering free admission to all athletic events beginning… more »
Former FCS in the 2009 Super Bowl
UNI's Kurt Warner, TSU's Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and Hofstra's Willie Colon expected to start.
Former FCS players on the NFL's Super Bowl teams this Sunday:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Head Coach Mike Tomlin, William & Mary
Assistant Coach Am… more »
UNI’s 2009 Schedule Announced
The University of Northern Iowa’s 2009 football schedule has been finalized by UNI Director of Athletics Troy Dannen. The Panthers will play six home games in 2009 and open the season Sept. 5 at Iowa.
For the second time in as many regular seasons,… more »
Northern Iowa Caps 2008 Season With Team Awards
The University of Northern Iowa football team put the finishing touches on the 2008 season Sunday with its annual awards banquet. The event was held in the McLeod Center on the UNI campus.
UNI finished the 2008 season with a record of 12-2 and a shar… more »
Dink-dunk Drive Comes up Big for Spiders
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Down six, with 1:44 left. No timeouts. No leading receiver. Sixty-two yards from the goal line.
Eric Ward took a wide-angle view.
"We weren't going to win it with one throw. I knew that," he said.
That level-headedness helpe… more »
Richmond Rides Ward’s Right Arm to Shot for National Title
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Joe Stewart left the huddle and told his quarterback, "Don't forget about me over there. Give me a chance."
Maybe that's what inspired Eric Ward's pass to his tight end, the third option in the play called by the University of Ric… more »
Panthers Face Lookalike Defense in Richmond
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley compares Richmond's high-powered offense to his team's from a year ago.
The Spiders' defense?
Similar to the Panthers' opportunistic group this season.
That's pretty heady stuff entering Saturday's 3 p.m… more »
Klieman Helps Design UNI's Semifinal Run
Former Loras coach a co-architect of Panthers' 'physical, fast' defense.
Two words define the Northern Iowa defense, according to one of its chief designers: Physical and fast. The adjectives also define the way Chris Klieman trains his teams to play… more »
Chattanooga: No App, No Worry
Eckstein still expects good crowd for title game.
Three of the four seeds in the Football Bowl Subdivision playoffs have survived two rounds and are still on the Road to Chattanooga. The team that didn’t make it was 2005-07 national champion Appalach… more »
Ex-Irish Player Helps Panthers
Northern Iowa junior wide receiver D.J. Hord plans to graduate this winter from Notre Dame.
Huh?
Let the former Irish player explain.
"I finished my business (degree) requirements there," said Hord, who hopes to play a key role in the third… more »