Northern Iowa Panthers NCAA Football News

Jarred Herring made the catch, made his man miss, and then saw nothing but the green of the UNI-Dome turf between him and the end zone.

Pat Grace threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns as Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 34-0 Saturday night.

Cedar Falls-Econometrics. Josh Mahoney says that is the most difficult course he has taken at UNI.

The Youngstown State football team had been strong against the run for most of the season, but 11th-ranked UNI found daylight on Saturday afternoon at the UNI Dome rushing for 230 yards to hand the Penguins a 28-7 setback.

Reluctantly, Quentin Scott got on the bus. As far as the often-moved high school student from Little Rock, Ark., knew, it might as well have been bound for nowhere.

Mark Farley isn't sure when Carlos Anderson will return to Northern Iowa's lineup.

Quarterback Pat Grace ran for two touchdowns Saturday as Northern Iowa's rushing game stood dominant in a 28-7 win over Youngstown State.

These Penguins pack a punch. And if Northern Iowa is to get past them - the Youngstown State Penguins - in Saturday's 4 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference game at the UNI-Dome, calm and precision will be required.

Northern Iowa's football team is peering into a cloudy future. Monday afternoon, Mark Farley seemed clear on two things.

Cedar Falls, Ia. - Northern Iowa backup quarterback Zach Davis took 50 percent of practice snaps during last week's back-to-basics regimen aimed at reclaiming a suddenly jeopardized season.

Northern Iowa linebacker Josh Mahoney, a senior from Sioux Falls, has been named as one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

The entry titled "McCoy named finalist for academic Heisman." Categories McCoy named finalist for academic Heisman Thursday, October 29, 2009, 02:02 PM Quarterback Colt McCoy was one of 16 finalists selected Thursday for the Campbell Trophy, considered the academic Heisman.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy are among 16 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, given to the nation's top senior scholar-athlete in college football.

BROOKINGS - John Stiegelmeier is not one to make inflammatory statements. In fact, even his exclamations are muted - 'holy nutmeg' is a favorite.

BROOKINGS, S.D. a ' South Dakota State continued its home mastery of Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents, defeating sixth-ranked Northern Iowa 24-14 Saturday afternoon at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Thomas O'Brien threw two touchdown passes to guide South Dakota State to a 24-14 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday.

Saluki football head coach Dale Lennon celebrates with SIU fans and players Saturday after the 27-20 victory over the University of Northern Iowa Panthers in the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The last time that Southern Illinois had celebrated a victory at Northern Iowa's UNI Dome, the Ray Dempsey-coached Salukis were less than three months away from winning a national championship.

The stewing lasted 24 hours. Or less. Northern Iowa's football team spent Sunday absorbing Saturday's mistake-laden 27-20 homecoming loss to Southern Illinois.

Coming off of a tough homecoming loss, NDSU's road did not get any easier. They stayed home this week to play the University of Northern Iowa, who is ranked third in the Football Championship Subdivision.