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1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 1 0 10 3 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 2 0 9 4 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 2 0 8 3 0
Illinois State 4 2 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Western Illinois 1 5 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Mankato StateL 14–226,827
September 166:10 p.m.at Kansas State*W 10–828,275
September 237:00 p.m.Fort Hays State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–1513,167
September 301:30 p.m.at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri StateL 22–377,512[1]
October 71:30 p.m.at Western IllinoisW 21–109,121
October 141:30 p.m.at Indiana StateW 24–218,129
October 211:30 p.m.Ferris Statedagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 39–310,614
October 287:00 p.m.at No. 13 Eastern IllinoisW 31–289,128
November 41:30 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 17L 13–327,295
November 117:00 p.m.Southern Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 38–147,827[2]
November 187:00 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–218,426

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Roster

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1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Jay Johnson Fr
QB 13 Kurt Warner Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 12 Willie Beamon Fr
DE 96 James Jones Jr
DB 9 Chris Klieman Jr
LB 55 Bryce Paup Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bryce Paup Linebacker 6 159 Green Bay Packers

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  • Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Iowa can't keep up with No. 5 S.W. Missouri State". The Des Moines Register. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Matt Brinkman leads UNI past Salukis". Globe Gazette. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. D30. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1989 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  4. ^ "1989 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
  6. ^ "Kurt Warner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.