# 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2014 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 9–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 11:00 am | at Iowa* | No. 9 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | L 23–31 | 66,805 |
| September 13 | 11:00 pm | at Hawaii* | No. 10 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | | L 24–27 | 24,999 |
| September 20 | 4:00 pm | Northern Colorado* | No. 11 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | PSN | W 46–7 | 15,227 |
| September 27 | 4:00 pm | Tennessee Tech* | No. 10 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | PSN | W 50–7 | 9,621 |
| October 4 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 Indiana State | No. 10 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | | L 19–20 | 4,291 |
| October 11 | 3:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 21 | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN3 | W 27–16 | 10,219 |
| October 18 | 4:00 pm | No. 18 South Dakota State | No. 20 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | PSN | L 28–31 | 15,049 |
| October 25 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 23 | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | | W 27–13 | 2,588 |
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 7 Illinois State | No. 22 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | PSN | W 42–28 | 12,154 |
| November 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 19 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | PSN | W 23–3 | 14,777 |
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 11 | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 5,589 |
| November 22 | 4:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 11 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | PSN | W 38–24 | 10,298 |
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 10 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 44–10 | 10,307 |
| December 6 | 1:00 pm | at No. 7 Illinois State* | No. 10 | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 21–41 | 5,575 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network at time of game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Media

The Panther Sports Network broadcast all home games live on television, marking the first time UNI had all home games on television. PSN affiliates for the 2014 season are:
* CFU Channel 15
* KCRG-TV Local 9.2 (Cedar Rapids)
* WOI-DT Channel 5 D-2 (Ames/Des Moines)
* KCAU-TV Channel 9 D-2 (Sioux City)
* KGCW Channel 26 (Davenport)
The flagship radio station is 1540 AM KXEL in Waterloo, broadcasting all home and away games on an 11-station network.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Coaches | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |