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American college football season
The 1998 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the
University of Northern Iowa as a member of the
Gateway Football Conference during the
1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach
Mike Dunbar, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Gateway Football Conference.
[1] Northern Iowa played home games at the
UNI-Dome in
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at
Eastern Michigan* | No. 5 | | W 13–10 | 12,305 | |
September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2
McNeese State* | No. 5 | | L 17–20 OT | 5,840 |
[2] |
September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Southern Illinois | No. 6 | | L 20–27 | 6,500 |
[3] |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Stephen F. Austin* | No. 17 | | W 14–10 | 10,939 | |
October 3 | 6:30 p.m. |
Southwest Missouri State | No. 17 | | L 21–24 | 14,103 |
[4] |
October 10 | 6:30 p.m. |
Illinois State | | | L 23–38 | 8,369 |
[5] |
October 17 | 1:30 p.m. |
Cal Poly | | | W 31–7 | 13,117 | |
October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Indiana State | | | W 31–28 | 3,237 | |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17
Youngstown State | | | W 42–14 | 12,966 | |
November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2
Western Illinois | | | W 10–6 | 12,118 |
[6] |
November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 (
D-II)
Winona State* | No. 25 | | W 66–7 | 10,121 | |
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[8]
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"Michael L. Dunbar | Special Collections & University Archives". scua.library.uni.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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"McNeese shocks UNI". The Courier. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"S. Illinois tops UNI, 27-20".
Des Moines Register.
Associated Press. September 20, 1998. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UNI bows under new roof". The Des Moines Register. October 4, 1998. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jacobs, Dennis (October 11, 1998).
"Illinois State Overpowers UNI, 38-23".
The Des Moines Register. p. 6D. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Cooper, Craig (November 15, 1998).
"UNI stuns Western".
Quad-City Times. p. 2F. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1998 Football Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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"1998 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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