1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title for the fourth consecutive season. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Boston University. Panthers offense scored 350 points while the defense allowed 238 points. Quarterback Kurt Warner was in his senior season with the Panthers.

1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record8–4 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (5th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Western Illinois 4 2 0 4 7 0
Illinois State 2 3 1 6 4 1
Eastern Illinois 2 3 1 3 7 1
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmat No. 7 McNeese State*No. 4L 10–2719,572[1]
September 111:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 10L 42–4517,827
September 186:30 pmJacksonville State*No. 14W 35–1411,324
September 251:00 pmSouthwest Texas State*No. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–1312,538[2]
October 27:00 pmat Southwest Missouri StateNo. 11W 20–1411,849[3]
October 91:30 pmIndiana State No. 11
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 17–1014,431
October 166:30 pmEastern IllinoisNo. 9
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 31–2710,168
October 231:30 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 9L 23–2511,376
October 301:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 17W 20–195,841
November 61:30 pmMinnesota State–Moorhead*No. 15
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 48–011,511
November 131:30 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 13
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 49–1716,324[4]
November 2712:00 pmat No. 6 Boston University*No. 13SCAL 21–27 2OT6,882

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Roster

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1993 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Tim Mosley Sr
QB 7 Brett O’Donnell Jr
WR 8 Marcus Easter Fr
QB 13 Kurt Warner Sr
HB 28 Sylvester Brown Jr
WR 31 Anthony Taylor Sr
FB 32 Jason Hamrock So
HB 34 Ed Threatt Sr
FB 42 Javier Pena Sr
C 52 Scott Klahn Sr
C 60 Donald Mumma Jr
OL 64 Josh Toben So
OL 67 John Pilcher So
OL 68 Jason Reading Fr
OL 69 John Lee Sr
OL 72 Dan Bower So
OL 76 Michael Hudnutt Sr
OL 79 John Herrin Sr
WR 80 Delond Bush So
TE 81 Matt Harkin So
WR 82 Jacob Kothe So
TE 87 Mike Anderson Jr
WR 88 Matt Lippman Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 27 Jeremy Norris Jr
PK 38 Scott Obermeier So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

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Gateway First Team

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Andre Allen, LB Matt Harken, TE John Herrin, OT Tony Monroe, DL Tim Mosley, WR/P Donald Mumma, OC Kurt Warner, QB

Gateway Second Team

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Myron Glass, DB Michael Hudnutt, OG Jason McCleary, DB Jeff Stovall, RB Joseph Wallace, DB

Gateway Honorable Mention

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Todd Harrington, DB D. Minnieweather, LB Casey Smith, DL Paul Wolf, LB

Gateway Offensive Player of the Year

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Kurt Warner, QB

Gateway Defensive Player of the Year

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Andre Allen, LB

Gateway Coach of the Year

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Terry Allen

Gateway Players of the Week

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LB Andre Allen (1) RS Jason McCleary (1) WR Tim Mosley (2) OC D.J. Mumma (2) RB Jeff Stovall (1) QB Kurt Warner (2)

Team players in the NFL

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References

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  1. ^ "McNeese State spoils No. 4 UNI's opener, 27–10". The Des Moines Register. September 5, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Panthers win, but injuries are costly". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late interception boosts UNI past S.W. Missouri". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northern Iowa clinches tie for Gateway title". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. p. 5S. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1993 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  6. ^ "1993 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kurt Warner Stats".