2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football
MVFC champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–14 vs. Lehigh
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–5 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Bill Salmon (10th season) Mario Verduzco (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Klieman (3rd season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 17 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 9 North Dakota State ^		4	–	4					9	–	5
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Youngstown State		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, winning the MVFC title. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers lost in the first round to Lehigh. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	6:30 pm	North Dakota State	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL, KCWI	W 16–9	14,422	[1]
September 18	4:05 pm	No. 10 Stephen F. Austin*	No. 13	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 20–22	12,260
September 25	6:00 pm	at Iowa State*	No. 15	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Mediacom	L 0–27	48,874
October 2	4:05 pm	South Dakota State	No. 17	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom, CFU Ch. 15	W 24–14	14,686
October 9	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	No. 15	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	MVFC-TV	L 38–45 ^OT	13,356
October 16	4:05 pm	at South Dakota*	No. 22	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD		W 19–14	9,169
October 23	4:05 pm	Illinois State	No. 19	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	KWWL/KCWI	W 42–14	15,730
October 30	1:00 pm	at Youngstown State	No. 19	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 34–30	13,039
November 6	3:05 pm	at Indiana State	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 30–20	6,038
November 13	6:00 pm	Missouri State	No. 16	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom, CFU Ch. 15	W 38–14	14,892	[2]
November 20	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 13	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 14–30	8,217
November 27	12:00 pm	Lehigh*	No. 16	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I First Round)		L 7–14	5,990	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
The Sports Network	14	14	13	15	17	15	22	19	19	17	16	13	16	19[6]
FCS Coaches	13[7]	13[8]	10[9]	15[10]	22[11]	18[12]	24[13]	22[14]	19[15]	17[16]	16[17]	12[18]	16[19]	18

Preseason

Northern Iowa was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll. Running back Carols Anderson and tight end Schuylar Oordt were each named to the preseason all-conference team. Tight end Ryan Mahaffey and place kicker Billy Hallgren were each honorable mentions.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Northern Iowa	Alma mater (year)
Mark Farley	Head coach	10th	Northern Iowa (1987)
Rick Nelson	Recruiting coordinator Offensive Line	11th	Northern Iowa (1984)
Bill Salmon	Associate head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers	10th	Northern Iowa (1980)
Mario Verduzco	Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks	10th	San José State (1988)
Dedric Ward	Wide receivers	1st	University of Northern Iowa (1997)
Chris Klieman	Defensive coordinator Secondary	5th	Northern Iowa (1990)
Dan Clark	Tight ends	1st	Simpson (1995)
Jeremiah Johnson	Recruiting coordinator/Asst. Defensive Coach	4th	Kansas (2000)
Jovan Dewitt	Linebackers	2nd	Northern Michigan (1999)
Eric Sanders	Asst. Wide Receivers	1st	Northern Iowa (2008)
Matt Entz	Defensive line	1st	Wartburg (1995)

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