2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBodie Reeder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandall McCray (3rd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 3 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 4 South Dakota +^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Missouri State*   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Illinois State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Indiana State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Dakota   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
* Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 3, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 24th-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 p.m.Valparaiso*
ESPN+W 35–78,458
September 71:00 p.m.at St. Thomas*
Midco Sports+W 17–103,946
September 146:30 p.m.at No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska*
BTNL 3–3486,546
September 2111:00 p.m.at Hawaii*No. 25
SPEC PPVL 7–3611,402
October 54:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+L 3–4112,611
October 122:00 p.m.at No. 4 South Dakota
ESPN+L 17–428,934
October 191:00 p.m.at No. 9 North Dakota
ESPN+L 7–3111,617
October 264:00 p.m.Missouri Statedagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+L 42–4910,848
November 22:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State
ESPN+L 19–4214,528
November 91:00 p.m.No. 18 Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+L 9–311,880
November 1611:00 a.m.at Youngstown State
ESPN+L 38–39 OT7,038
November 231:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN+W 41–348,398
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Valparaiso

See also: 2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team
Game One – Valparaiso Beacons (0–0) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Beacons 0 7 007
Panthers 14 14 7035

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 PM
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) (indoor)
  • Game attendance: 8,458
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:04) UNI – Layne Pryor 21-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:48; Northern Iowa 7–0)
  • (2:48) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 20-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Northern Iowa 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:06) UNI – Tye Edwards 54-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:13; Northern Iowa 21–0)
  • (11:12) VAL – Mike Mansaray 1-yard run, Ryan Hawk kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Northern Iowa 21–7)
  • (3:28) UNI – Tye Edwards 12-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:02; Northern Iowa 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:35) UNI – Sergio Morancy 5-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:59; Northern Iowa 35–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics VAL UNI
First downs 5 29
Total yards 137 481
Rushing yards 29 365
Passing yards 108 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8-19-0 12-17-0
Time of possession 18:13 41:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Valparaiso Passing Rowan Keefe 6/16, 101 yds
Rushing Caron Tyler 2 car, 17 yds
Receiving Mike Mansaray 3 rec, 79 yds
Northern Iowa Passing Aidan Dunne 12/17, 116 yds, 3 TDs
Rushing Tye Edwards 15 car, 177 yds, 2 TDs
Receiving Layne Pryor 3 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team
Game Two – Northern Iowa Panthers (1–0) vs St. Thomas Tommies (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 01017
Tommies 7 0 3010

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE
  • Game attendance: 3,946
  • Referee: Joe Smith
  • TV: Midco Sports+
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:50) STM – Patrick Wagner 13-yard pass from Michael Rostberg, Stephen Shagen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; St. Thomas 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:03) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 3-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:11; Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
  • (3:53) UST – Stephen Shagen 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 7:52; St. Thomas 10–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:49) UNI – Caden Palmer 19-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:21; Tied 10–10)
  • (2:57) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 15-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 3:46; Northern Iowa 17–10)
Statistics UNI STMN
First downs 16 19
Total yards 331 297
Rushing yards 232 129
Passing yards 99 168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11-25-0 19-29-0
Time of possession 25:00 35:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Aidan Dunne 11/25, 99 yds
Rushing Tye Edwards 14 car, 136 yds
Receiving Sergio Morancy 4 rec, 52 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Passing Michael Rostberg 15/23, 104 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Hope Adebayo 20 car, 113 yds
Receiving Patrick Wagner 8 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

at No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Game Three – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–0) vs No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 0 003
No. 23 (FBS) Cornhuskers 7 14 6734

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 PM
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 86,546
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:40) NEB – Carter Nelson 24-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20, Nebraska 7-0)
  • (1:32) UNI – Caden Palmer 31-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 10:08, Nebraska 7-3)
Second quarter
  • (13:04) NEB – Isaiah Neyor 18-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 7 plays,75 yards, 3:28, Nebraska 14-3)
  • (6:51) NEB – Jacory Barney Jr. 10-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:05, Nebraska 21-3)
Third quarter
  • (6:17) NEB – Tristan Alvano 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:31, Nebraska 24-3)
  • (0:43) NEB - Tristan Alvano 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:11, Nebraska 27-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:31) NEB – Emmett Johnson 36-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:33, Nebraska 34-3)
Statistics UNI NEB
First downs 18 22
Total yards 301 423
Rushing yards 139 142
Passing yards 162 281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–1 20–26–1
Time of possession 38:07 21:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Aidan Dunne 13/25, 117 yards, INT
Rushing Aidan Dunne 11 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Sergio Morancy 2 receptions, 30 yards
Nebraska Passing Dylan Raiola 17/23, 247 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Dante Dowdell 6 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Carter Nelson 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD

at Hawaii (FBS)

See also: 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Game Four – No. 25 Northern Iowa Panthers (2–1) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–2) (FBS) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Panthers 0 7 007
Rainbow Warriors (FBS) 15 7 7736

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 PM
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C), NE 15 mph
  • Game attendance: 11,402
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Jordan Helle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • HAW – Jonah Panoke 24-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 7:53. Rainbow Warriors 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
  • HAW – Pofele Ashlock 6-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Landon Sims pass to Hunter Higham), 0:40. Rainbow Warriors 15–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:32.
Second quarter
  • HAW – Nick Cenacle 20-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 9:10. Rainbow Warriors 22–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:34.
  • UNI – Aidan Dunne 3-yard run (Caden Palmer kick), 4:02. Rainbow Warriors 22–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 5:00.
Third quarter
  • HAW – Nick Cenacle 1-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 3:21. Rainbow Warriors 29–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:48.
Fourth quarter
  • HAW – Landon Sims 6-yard run (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 6:58. Rainbow Warriors 36–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:07.
Statistics UNI HAW
First downs 13 29
Total yards 199 528
Rushing yards 72 149
Passing yards 127 379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–28–0 36–44–2
Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Aidan Dunne 13/20, 104 yards
Rushing Amauri Pesek-Hickson 6 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Sergio Morancy 4 receptions, 38 yards
Hawaii Passing Brayden Schager 35/43, 374 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Landon Sims 7 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving Dekel Crowdus 3 receptions, 83 yards

No. 1 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Game Five – No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3–1) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 20 14041
Panthers 0 3 003

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SDST UNI
First downs 17 16
Total yards 390 246
Rushing yards 139 66
Passing yards 251 180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-26- 17-31-2
Time of possession 30:43 29:17
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 16-22 223 yards 3 TD
Rushing Kirby Vorhees 8 Carries 45 Yards
Receiving Angel Johnson 2 Catches 78 Yards 1 TD
Northern Iowa Passing Aidan Dunne 8-15 113 Yards 0 TD 2 INT
Rushing Tye Edwards 12 Carries 62 Yards
Receiving Sergio Morancy 6 Catches 73 Yards

at No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Game Six – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–3) vs No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 3 7017
No. 4 Coyotes 7 21 14042

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNI SDAK
First downs 16 24
Total yards 311 513
Rushing yards 56 192
Passing yards 255 321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-28-1 18-21-0
Time of possession 24:31 35:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Matthew Schecklman 18-26 250 yards 1 TD 1 INT
Rushing Tye Edwards 19 carries 53 yards 1 TD
Receiving Desmond Hutson 4 Receptions 94 Yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 17-20 284 Yards 2 TD
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr 21 Carries 105 Yards 2 TD
Receiving AJ Coons 2 Receptions 61 Yards 1 TD

at No. 9 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
Game Seven – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–4) vs No. 9 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 007
No. 9 Fighting Hawks 7 14 01031

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNI UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
Game Eight – Missouri State Bears (5–2) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MOST UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 1 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team
Game Nine – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–6) vs No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 0 16019
No. 1 Bison 14 14 7742

at Fargodome • Fargo, ND

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium); 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,528
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dom Izzo (play-by-play), Kyle Emanuel (analyst) and Sam Goetzinger (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:44) NDSU – TK Marshall 100-yard kickoff return, Griffin Crosa kick (North Dakota State 7–0)
  • (8:44) UNI – Caden Palmer 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:00; North Dakota State 7–3)
  • (0:58) NDSU – CharMar Brown 5-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:40; North Dakota State 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (6:54) NDSU – Bryce Lance 14-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 6:34; North Dakota State 21–3)
  • (1:47) NDSU – Braylon Henderson 15-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; North Dakota State 28–3)
Third quarter
  • (12:48) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 6-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:40; North Dakota State 35–3)
  • (9:05) UNI – Sergio Morancy 31-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Brady McCullough pass (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; North Dakota State 35–11)
  • (1:52) UNI – Sergio Morancy 9-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Derek Anderson pass (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:18; North Dakota State 35–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:59) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 11-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; North Dakota State 42–19)
Statistics UNI NDSU
First downs 18 24
Total yards 344 422
Rushing yards 74 189
Passing yards 270 233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–32–0 18–21–0
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Matthew Schecklman 22/32, 270 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tye Edwards 12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Sergio Morancy 4 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 17/20, 216 yards, 2 TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 18 carries, 124 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

No. 18 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Game Ten – No. 18 Illinois State Redbirds (6–3) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Redbirds 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ILST UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Game Eleven – Northern Iowa Panthers (2–8) vs Youngstown State Penguins (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Penguins 0 0 000

at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNI YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Youngstown State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Indiana State

See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Game Twelve – Indiana State Sycamores (4–7) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–9) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sycamores 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics INST UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "Northern Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.