| 1981 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
|---|---|
Mid-Con co-champion | |
| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 5–6 (2–1 Mid-Con) |
| Head coach |
|
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Remmert (11th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1981 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Drake* | L 30–39 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | Grand Valley State* |
| W 21–20 | ||
| September 19 | at Idaho* | L 10–59 | 12,000 | ||
| September 26 | at Montana* | L 21–42 | 8,281 | ||
| October 3 | No. 2 Northern Michigan* |
| L 13–17 | 12,317 | [2] [3] [4] |
| October 10 | at Western Illinois | L 13–17 | 6,200 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at Southwest Missouri State | W 20–17 | |||
| October 31 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 38–17 | ||
| November 7 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| W 42–13 | ||
| November 14 | at South Dakota* | L 17–34 | |||
| November 21 | Youngstown State* |
| W 45–43 | ||
| |||||
References
- ^ Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football/Anniversary Issue. Missouri Valley Conference. p. Page 7.
- ^ "Panthers face N. Michigan in homecoming". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1981. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Michigan rushes by UNI, 17-13". The Des Moines Register. October 4, 1981. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Western Illinois hands UNI its 5th loss, 21-14". The Gazette. UPI. October 11, 1981. p. 6C. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
 | This American football team article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to sports in Iowa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |