The 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ5 with a mark of 5âÂÂ3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round and Portland State in the second round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.