The 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ6 with a mark of 4âÂÂ4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.