1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	8–3 (4–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Terry Allen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ardell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Mankato State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–22	6,827
September 16	6:10 p.m.	at Kansas State*		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 10–8	28,275
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 43–15	13,167
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 22–37	7,512	[1]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 21–10	9,121
October 14	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–21	8,129
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Ferris State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 39–3	10,614
October 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 31–28	9,128
November 4	1:30 p.m.	at Illinois State	No. 17	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 13–32	7,295
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 38–14	7,827	[2]
November 18	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 47–21	8,426
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

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 Terry Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Ardell Wiegandt (Defensive coordinator) Mark Farley (Linebackers) Jay Norvell (Wide receivers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

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.