# 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are a members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, were coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to claim the conference championship. They earned an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Lehigh, 14–7.

## Preseason

Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | 6:30 pm | North Dakota State | No. 14 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | KWWL/KCWI | W 16–9 | 14,422 |
| September 18 | 4:05 pm | No. 10 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 13 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | | L 20–22 | 12,260 |
| September 25 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State* | No. 15 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | Mediacom | L 0–27 | 48,874 |
| October 2 | 4:05 pm | South Dakota State | No. 17 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15 | W 24–14 | 14,686 |
| October 9 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 15 | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | MVFC-TV | L 38–45 $^{OT}$ | 13,356 |
| October 16 | 4:05 pm | at South Dakota* | No. 22 | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | | W 19–14 | 9,169 |
| October 23 | 4:05 pm | Illinois State | No. 19 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | KWWL/KCWI | W 42–14 | 15,730 |
| October 30 | 1:00 pm | at Youngstown State | No. 19 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | | W 34–30 | 13,039 |
| November 6 | 3:05 pm | at Indiana State | No. 17 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | | W 30–20 | 6,038 |
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 16 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | Mediacom/CFU Ch. 15 | W 38–14 | 14,892 |
| November 20 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 13 | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | | L 14–30 | 8,217 |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 16 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I First Round) | | L 7–14 | 5,990 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Personnel
### Roster

* 2010 Roster

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Northern Iowa | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Mark Farley | Head coach | 10th | Northern Iowa (1987) |
| Rick Nelson | Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line | 11th | Northern Iowa (1984) |
| Bill Salmon | Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers | 10th | Northern Iowa (1980) |
| Mario Verduzco | Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 10th | San José State (1988) |
| Dedric Ward | Wide receivers | 1st | University of Northern Iowa (1997) |
| Chris Klieman | Defensive coordinator Secondary | 5th | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Dan Clark | Tight ends | 1st | Simpson (1995) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach | 4th | Kansas (2000) |
| Jovan Dewitt | Linebackers | 2nd | Northern Michigan (1999) |
| Eric Sanders | Asst. Wide Receivers | 1st | Northern Iowa (2008) |
| Matt Entz | Defensive line | 1st | Wartburg (1995) |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| The Sports Network | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| FCS Coaches | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 |