2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MVFC. Northern Iowa received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated San Diego in the first round and South Dakota State in second round before losing to the national runner-up James Madison, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

Rankings

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place.

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.

Offense

Briley Moore – TE

Jackson Scott-Brown – OL

Defense

Xavior Williams – DB

Game summaries

At Iowa State

Southern Utah

Idaho State

At Weber State

Youngstown State

At North Dakota State

South Dakota

At Missouri State

At Illinois State

Indiana State

At South Dakota State

Western Illinois

San Diego—NCAA Division I First Round

The Panthers were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against San Diego.

At South Dakota State—NCAA Division I Second Round

At James Madison—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

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