1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Earle Bruce in his first and only season as head coach, Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the GCAC. Northern Iowa played home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 10–5935,755[1]
September 177:00 p.m.Morgan State*
W 59–149,607[2]
September 247:00 p.m.Southwest Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 9–2810,734[3]
October 11:30 p.m.No. 4 Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 27–2812,321[4]
October 81:00 p.m.at Iowa State*
L 17–2046,219[5]
October 151:30 p.m.at Illinois State
W 34–77,709[6]
October 222:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois
W 17–159,677[7]
October 297:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 6–2414,920[8]
November 37:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*
L 12–2511,545[9]
November 127:00 p.m.Wayne State (NE)*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 77–09,808[10]
November 191:30 p.m.at Southern Illinois
W 24–212,500[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Pitt romps 59–10 over Northern Iowa". Sunday News. September 4, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNI makes Bruce feel at home, 59–14". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 18, 1988. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SW Missouri State tops Northern Iowa". Omaha World-Herald. September 25, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Denney, Bob (October 2, 1988). "Dropped 2-point conversion hangs loss on UNI". The Gazette. p. 5B. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late touchdown saves Cyclone win over N. Iowa". The Salina Journal. October 9, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNI breezes to 34–7 romp to end slide". The Des Moines Register. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers put end to O'Brien jinx, 17–15". The Courier. October 23, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indiana State hands UNI 24–6 defeat". The Des Moines Register. October 30, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Losing season guaranteed by UNI's loss". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1988. Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northern Iowa 77, Wayne State 0". Omaha World-Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ McCool, Dan (November 20, 1988). "UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  13. ^ "1988 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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