The 2020 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020âÂÂ21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ4 with an identical mark in conference play, placing sixth in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Northern Iowa had a game scheduled against Iowa on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.