Northern Iowa Panthers

Northern Iowa Panthers
University	University of Northern Iowa
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference Gateway Football Conference
NCAA	I-AA
Athletics director	Rick Hartzell
Location	Cedar Falls, IA
Varsity teams	16
Football stadium	UNI-Dome
Basketball arena	McLeod Center
Mascot	TC Panther
Nickname	Panthers
Fight song
Colors	Purple and Gold
Homepage	www.unipanthers.com

The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, (I-AA in football) fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports:

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Ice Hockey Track and field Wrestling

Women's sports Basketball Cross country Golf Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Contents 1 History 2 Football 2.1 Division History 2.2 Conferences 2.3 Bowl History 3 Wrestling 4 Men's Basketball 4.1 NCAA Tournament History 5 External links

History

The school's mascot is the Panther. They participate in the NCAA's Division I (I-FCS for football) in the Gateway Football Conference, as an independent in wrestling and in the Missouri Valley Conference for all other sports.

Football

• 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
• 2005 Runner-up in NCAA Division I-AA national football championship
• Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships: (2) 1927, 1928
• North Central Conference Championships: (12) 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
• Mid-Continent Conference Championships: (3) 1981, 1982, 1984
• Gateway Football Conference Championships: (13) 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
• NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances: (13) 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
• NCAA FCS Semifinal Appearances: (6) 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2005
• NCAA FCS National Championship Appearances: (1) 2005

Division History

Year	Division
1937-1972	NCAA College Division (Small College)
1973-1980	NCAA Division II
1981-2005	NCAA Division I-AA
2006-Present	NCAA Division I FCS

Conferences

Year	Conference
1895-1922	Independent
1923-1934	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1935-1977	North Central Conference
1978-1984	Mid-Continent Conference
1985-Present	Gateway Football Conference

Bowl History

Season	Bowl	Record	Opponent	Score	Result
November 26,1960	Mineral Water Bowl	9-1-0	Hillsdale College	6-17	loss
December 12, 1964	Pecan Bowl	9-2-0	Tennessee State	19-17	win

Wrestling

• Won the NCAA wrestling championships as Iowa State Teachers College in 1949

Men's Basketball

• Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships:1925, 1929
• North Central Conference Championships:1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1969
• 2004 Missouri Valley Conference Champions

NCAA Tournament History

Season	Seed	Eliminated Round	Teams Defeated	Lost to
1990	(14)	2nd Round	(3) Missouri	(6) Minnesota
2004	(14)	1st Round	—	(3) Georgia Tech
2005	(11)	1st Round	—	(6) Wisconsin
2006	(10)	1st Round	—	(7) Georgetown

External links

• Official UNI athletics site
• List of Northern Iowa NFL players
• List of Northern Iowa MLB players
• Panther Nation, a fan message board not affiliated with the university
• Official UNI Hockey Page
• Panther Sports Talk - Official TV show of the UNI Panthers

•  • e Gateway Football Conference
Illinois State (Redbirds) • Indiana State (Sycamores) • Missouri State (Bears) • Northern Iowa (Panthers) • Southern Illinois (Salukis)• Western Illinois (Leathernecks)• Youngstown State (Penguins)

•  • e Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley (Braves)• Creighton (Bluejays) • Drake (Bulldogs) • Evansville (Purple Aces)• Illinois State (Redbirds) • Indiana State (Sycamores)• Missouri State (Bears) • Northern Iowa (Panthers) • Southern Illinois (Salukis)• Wichita State(Shockers)

	This box:  •  • edit Sports teams based in Iowa
Baseball	PCL: Iowa Cubs, MwL: Burlington Bees • Cedar Rapids Kernels • Clinton LumberKings • Quad Cities River Bandits, AA: Sioux City Explorers, NwL: Waterloo Bucks
Basketball	D-League: Iowa Energy
Football	af2: Iowa Barnstormers, UIF: Sioux City Bandits, APFL: Iowa Blackhawks
Hockey	AHL: Iowa Stars, USHL: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders • Des Moines Buccaneers • Omaha Lancers • Sioux City Musketeers • Waterloo Black Hawks, NAHL: North Iowa Outlaws
Soccer	PDL: Des Moines Menace
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Drake University • Iowa State University • University of Iowa • University of Northern Iowa