# 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Personnel
### Roster

* 2013 Roster

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Mark Farley | Head coach | 13th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Offensive line | 14th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator | 13th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 13th | San José State (1988) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Linebackers | 7th | Kansas (2000) |
| Daniel Bullocks | Defensive backs | 2nd | Nebraska (2005) |
| Brandon Lynch | Defensive backs | 1st | Middle Tennessee State (2006) |
| Ryan Mahaffey | Tight ends | 1st | Northern Iowa (2011) |
| Bryce Paup | Defensive Line coach | 1st | |
| Todd Blythe | Wide Receivers Coach | 2nd | Iowa State (2008) |
| Garrett Scott | Graduate assistant | 1st | Northern Iowa (2012) |
| D. J. Hord | Director of football operations | 2nd | Notre Dame (2009) |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 pm | at Iowa State* | No. 17 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | MC 22 | W 28–20 | 56,800 |
| September 7 | 4:00 pm | Drake* | No. 9 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | KCRG 9.2 | W 45–15 | 15,960 |
| September 21 | 2:30 pm | at Northern Colorado* | No. 7 | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | W 27–6 | 3,025 |
| September 28 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 McNeese State* | No. 5 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | | W 41–6 | 12,325 |
| October 5 | 2:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 4 | FargodomeFargo, ND | FCS | L 23–24 | 18,840 |
| October 12 | 4:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 4 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | | L 17–24 $^{OT}$ | 16,423 |
| October 19 | 4:00 pm | South Dakota | No. 11 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | | L 31–38 $^{2OT}$ | 11,121 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 South Dakota State | No. 17 | Coughlin-Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | Midco SN | L 34–37 $^{2OT}$ | 7,912 |
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | at Illinois State | | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | | L 3–13 | 8,006 |
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 Youngstown State | | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | KCRG 9.2 | W 22–20 | 10,034 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | | Plaster Sports ComplexSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 5,621 |
| November 23 | 4:00 pm | Western Illinois | | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | | W 28–13 | 9,568 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network at time of game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV |
| Coaches | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — |