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The 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 18th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to UC Davis in the second round.
| 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 16–23 vs. UC Davis | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 23 |
| Record | 7–6 (5–3 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Bond (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeremiah Johnson (6th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Northern Iowa ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 390 (39) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 270 |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 258 |
| 4 | Youngstown State | 248 |
| 5 | Illinois State | 248 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 206 |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 163 |
| 8 | Southern Illinois | 139 |
| 9 | Missouri State | 90 |
| 10 | Indiana State | 41 |
The Panthers placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]
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Offense 1st team Briley Moore – TE 2nd team Marcus Weymiller – RB Isaiah Weston – WR Cal Twait – OL |
Defense 1st team Rickey Neal Jr. – LB 2nd team Xavior Williams – DB |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Montana* | No. 13 | PSN[a] | L 23–26 | 25,018 | |
| September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Iowa* | No. 21 | BTN | L 14–38 | 69,250 | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Hampton* | No. 25 | PSN/ESPN3 | W 44–0 | 9,116 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 23 | ESPN3 | W 33–0 | 5,487 | |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 22 |
| PSN/ESPN+ | L 31–56 | 9,899 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 South Dakota | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 9,513 | ||
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 South Dakota State | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–9 | 12,013 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 2,832 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 26–16 | 10,838 | |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 22 | ESPN+ | L 10–31 | 8,407 | |
| November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri State |
| PSN/ESPN+ | W 37–0 | 10,072 | |
| November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Lamar* |
| ESPN3 | W 16–13 | 4,082 | |
| December 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 7 UC Davis* |
| ESPN3 | L 16–23 | 8,306 | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| No. 24 Grizzlies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Hawkeyes | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 25 Panthers | 10 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Panthers | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
| No. 22 Panthers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| No. 24 Coyotes | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Jackrabbits | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 25 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 14 Redbirds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Panthers | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Penguins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Panthers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| No. 7 Aggies | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
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