2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Farley (16th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Salmon
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jeremiah Johnson
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	UNI-Dome (c. 16,324, Field-Turf)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Youngstown State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represents the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is coached by Mark Farley in his sixteenth season and play their home games in the UNI-Dome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Personnel

Roster

• 2016 Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Northern Iowa	Alma Mater (Year)
Mark Farley	Head Coach	16th	Northern Iowa (1987)

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Iowa State*		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
September 10	4 p.m.	Montana*		UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3
September 17		at Eastern Washington*		Roos Field • Cheney, WA
October 1	4 p.m.	Southern Illinois		UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3
October 8	2 p.m.	at South Dakota		DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD
October 15	6 p.m.	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3
October 22	1 p.m.	Missouri State		UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3
October 29	6 p.m.	North Dakota State		UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	PSN, ESPN3
November 5	12 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
November 12	1 p.m.	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field • Macomb, IL
November 19	4 p.m.	South Dakota State		UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

PSN (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG Ch. 9.2; WHO Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, Comcast SportsNet Chicago)

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches