1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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.

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
1989 record8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome (c. 16,000, astro-turf)
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2Mankato StateL 14–22
September 16at Kansas State*W 10–8
September 23Fort Hays State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 43–15
September 30at Southwest Missouri StateL 22–37
October 7at Western IllinoisW 21–10
October 14at Indiana StateW 24–21
October 21Ferris State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 39–3
October 28at Eastern IllinoisW 31–28
November 4at Illinois StateL 13–32
November 11Southern Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 38–14
November 18Eastern Washington
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 47–21
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bryce PaupLinebacker6159Green Bay Packers

[1]

  • 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.[2]

References

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