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1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium UNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Western Illinois $^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Iowa   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Dunbar, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Gateway Football Conference. [1] Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Eastern Washington*No. 5
W 13–10
September 12No. 2 McNeese State*No. 5
L 17–20 OT5,840 [2]
September 19at Southern IllinoisNo. 6
L 20–276,500 [3]
September 26at Stephen F. Austin*No. 17
W 14–10
October 3 Southwest Missouri StateNo. 17
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 21–24
October 10 Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 23–388,369 [4]
October 17 Cal Poly
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–7
October 31at Indiana State
W 31–28
November 7at No. 17 Youngstown State
W 42–14
November 14No. 2 Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 10–612,118 [5]
November 21No. 20 ( D-II) Winona State*No. 25
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 66–7

[6]

References

  1. ^ "Michael L. Dunbar | Special Collections & University Archives". scua.library.uni.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "McNeese shocks UNI". The Courier. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "S. Illinois tops UNI, 27-20". Des Moines Register. Associated Press. September 20, 1998. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Dennis (October 11, 1998). "Illinois State Overpowers UNI, 38-23". The Des Moines Register. p. 6D. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Cooper, Craig (November 15, 1998). "UNI stuns Western". Quad-City Times. p. 2F. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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