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GAME 2 SACRAMENTO STATE #EVERLOYAL UNI FOOTBALL /UNIPantherFootball @UNIFootball @UNIPantherFootball 16 CONFERENCE TITLES // 21 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES // 220-58-1 UNI-DOME RECORD Game 2 0-1 0-0 #21/#15 Sept. 11 • 8 p.m. ct 1-0 0-0 RV/RV 2021 Record 2021 MVFC RANKING (STATS/COACHES) 2021 Record 2021 Big Sky RANKING (STATS/COACHES) VS 162-88 TROY TAYLOR 10-4 MARK FARLEY Hornet Stadium HEAD COACH Career Record HEAD COACH Career Record Sacramenta, Calif. SERIES QUICK LOOK 2021 SCHEDULE OVERALL 1st Meeting UNI OPP Time/ Date RNK RNK Opponent Result UNI RECORD 0-0-0 TV: ESPN+ RADIO: Panther SEPTEMBER FIRST MEETING Sept 11, 2021 (Result) Play-By-Play: David Lewis Radio Network LAST MEETING Date (Result) Analyst: Darren Arbert Play-by-Play: Gary Rima 4 21/16 7/8 @ Iowa State L, 16-10 Sideline: TBA Analyst: Scott Peterson TEAM 11 21/16 RV/RV @ Sacramento State 8:00 pm COMPARISON LIVE STATS 18 21/16 -/- ST. THOMAS 4:00 pm (9/6/21) unipanthers.com OCTOBER 275 Total Offense 401 2 21/16 -/RV YOUNGSTOWN STATE 4:00 pm GETTING UP TO SPEED 45 Rushing Offense 208 • The Panthers will take on the Hornets in the first contest 9 21/16 5/3 @ North Dakota State* 1:00 pm 230 Passing Offense 193 between the two programs on Sept 11. The Panthers are 16 21/16 -/- SOUTH DAKOTA* 4:00 pm 2-0 when playing games on Sept 11 since the 2001 season, 116.53 Team Passing Eff. 139.37 defeating Minnesota State 4-0 in 2004 and beating North 23 21/16 2/4 @ South Dakota State* 2:00 pm Dakota State 16-9 in 2010. 30 21/16 8/10 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 4:00 pm 10 Scoring Offense 19 NOVEMBER 335 Total Defense 213 • UNI fell to (FBS) #7 Iowa State 16-10 in a hard fought season opener. The Panthers scored first from a 52 yard 6 21/16 RV/- @ Illinois State* 12:00 pm 136 Rushing Defense 55 catch and run from Quan Hampton. The Panther defense contained Heisman hopeful Breece Hall to just 69 yards 13 21/16 23/RV @ Missouri State* 2:00 pm 199 Passing Yds Allowed 158 rushing. 20 21/16 -/- WESTERN ILLINOIS* 1:00 pm 145.06 Team Passing Eff. Defense 84.75 • Panther defenders Alfonzo Lambert and Omar Brown All Times Central * MVFC Conference Game 16 Scoring Defense 7 both recorded forced fumbles against Iowa State. Rank: STATS or AP/Coaches HOME GAMES -2 Turnover Margin 1 • The Panthers return all 22 offensive and defensive 2021 MVFC STANDINGS starters from last season. 0.471 3rd Down Con. Pct 0.4 School MVFC Overall 0.5 4th Down Con. Pct 0.5 • 11 Panthers were honored with MVFC Preseason honors, Jared Brinkman (First Team), Trevor Penning (First Team), Illinois State 0-0 1-0 0.357 3rd Down Con. Pct Defense 0.462 Spencer Cuvelier (First Team), Mathew Cook (First Team), Omar Brown (Second Team), Austin Evans (Second Team), Indiana State 0-0 1-0 0 4th Down Con. Pct Defense 0 Deion McShane (Second Team), Will McElvain (HM), Isaiah North Dakota 0-0 1-0 0 Red Zone Offense 1 Weston (HM), Benny Sapp III (HM), Tyler Hoosman (HM) 1 Red Zone Defense 1 • 8 Panthers were honored with All-MVFC recognition North Dakota State 0-0 1-0 in the Spring of 2021. First Team All-MVFC selection and 38 Net Punt. 43.8 the returning MVFC Defensive Player of the Year Jared South Dakota State 0-0 1-0 Brinkman leads a stout defensive unit along with Spencer 9 Punt Returns 0 Cuvelier (First Team), Brawntae Wells (Second Team), Southern Illinois 0-0 1-0 16 Kickoff Returns 26 Austin Evans (Second Team), and Omar Brown (Honorable Mention) Youngstown State 0-0 1-0 13 First Downs Offense 16 • A BIG play machine, Isaiah Weston has caught 72 Missouri State 0-0 0-1 17 First Downs Defense 8 passes for 1,585 career yards. His 22.0 yards per catch is Northern Iowa 0-0 0-1 5 Penalties PG 77 7th in the UNI career record book. South Dakota 0-0 0-1 28 Penalty YPG 37:56 • Mark Farley is the winningest coach in UNI and Missouri Valley Football History and the 10th coach 28:48 Time of Possession 33:04 in FCS history with 150 FCS victories. The win against Western Illinois 0-0 0-1 Youngstown State last season was his 100th MVFC win. UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS NICK HARVEY • Farley opens 2021 ranked 11th all-time in FCS win Asst. Comm. Director percentage with a 162-87 (.651) record. e [email protected] c 515-231-2096 2021 UNI FOOTBALL 1 GAME 2 SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Back to Normal Preseason All-America Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Two Panthers, Jared Brinkman and Trevor Founded 1876 FCS football season was moved to the Penning earned Preseason All-American honors Enrollment 10,497 spring. UNI played seven games with one from various national organizations. Nickname Panthers canceled this spring. The Panthers are Colors Purple & Old Gold back to an 11-game fall schedule Preseason All-MVFC Affiliation Division I - FCS Six Panthers earned preseason All-MVFC Isaiah Conference Missouri Valley Football Draft Day Weston, Jared Brinkman, Omar Brown, Bruce President Mark Nook Elerson Smith and Spencer Brown declared Flater, Matthew Cook and Will McElvain were Athletics Director David Harris for the NFL draft and opted out of the spring all named All-MVFC Preseason. NCAA Faculty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh season. It payed off in a big way. Brown was drafted in the third round by the Buffalo Bills Panther Opponents FOOTBALL INFORMATION and Smith drafted in the fourth by the Giants UNI has 89 wins over Top-25 opponents all- Head Coach Mark Farley time. Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 National Football League Career Record 162-88/21st Year Six UNI alums are currently in NFL camps. In the Playoffs UNI Record Same UNI has made 21 FCS playoff appearances. The MVFC Record 102-42 Daurice Fountain - Kansas City Chiefs Panthers have advanced to the quarterfinals 2021 Spring Record 3-4 L.J. Fort - Baltimore Ravens 14 times. UNI has made seven trips to the 2021 Spring MVFC Record 3-4 David Johnson - Houston Texans semifinals. UNI played for the FCS national title 2021 Spring MVFC Finish 6th Xavier Williams - Arizona Cardinals (IR) in 2005. Mark Farley has 17 playoff wins fourth 2021 Spring Postseason None Spencer Brown - Buffalo Bills all-time and the most among active coaches. 2021 Spring Final Rank Coaches: -/STATS: - Elerson Smith - N.Y. Giants 2021 Preseason Coaches: 21 STATS:16 Tough Slate First Year of Football 1895 In the Polls According to Massey, the Panthers played FCS Playoff Appearances 21 UNI has finished the year in the Top 25 in 13 the toughest schedule in the FCS in 2019. It is MVFC Championships 16 of the last 18 seasons, and the Panthers have the second time in a row and the fourth time Wins Over FBS Foes 11 taken home a top-five ranking in seven of the in six years that UNI has faced the toughest last 17 seasons. UNI is ranked 21st in the schedule. UNI Opens the season with a trip to FOOTBALL STAFF preseason STATS poll. TOp-10 ranked Iowa State. Mark Farley Head Coach All-Time Wins Leader Academic Honors Jeremiah Johnson Def. Coor./Safeties UNI head coach Mark Farley is not only the Spencer Brown was named to the National Shawn Watson Off. Coor. /QBS all-time Panther wins leader (162), but he also Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame D.J. Vokolek Linebackers holds the record for the most MVFC wins (102). 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. UNI is Ryan Clanton Run Game Coor./Off. Line one of just 29 colleges and universities across Home Sweet Home all divisions that have had at least one player Bryce Paup Defensive Line UNI holds a mark of 251-59-1 all-time in the recognized in all 15years of the society. Atif Austin Running Backs UNI-Dome. The Panthers started playing home Joe Ganz Wide Receivers games in the UNI-Dome in 1976. Patriots Day Game Keelon Brookins Cornerbacks Since September 11, 2001 the Panthers have Brandon Keith Offensive Assistant/OL 2020 Quick Cap played just 2 games on September 11. UNI has UNI went 3-4 in the COVID-19 shortened spring Sam McLeran Offensive Assistant/TE won both contents, defeating Minnesota State season. The four losses were by a combined 40-0 in 2004 and beat North Dakota State 15 points to teams that all went to the FCS 16-9 in 2010. Both games were played in the SUPPORT STAFF Playoffs. Jared Brinkman was named the MVFC UNI-Dome. Jed Smith Strength & Conditioning Defensive Player of the Year. Zachary Smith Equipment Kaitlyn Maloney Athletic Training Nick Harvey Athletic Communications ONLINE www.UNIPanthers.com SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter @UNIFootball @UNIAthletics Facebook UNIFootball Instagram @UNIAthletics ISAIAH1,053 WESTON YDs @UNIPantherFootball Isaiah Weston recorded 1,053 yards in Snapchat UNIAthletics 2019, 10th most in the UNI single-season YouTube UNI Athletics record book. 2 2021 UNI FOOTBALL GAME 2 SACRAMENTO STATE 2021 Spring Leaders Defense SPRING 2021 Spencer Cuvelier: 10.1 TPG UNI PRESEASON HONORS UNI PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Riley Van Wyhe: 7.7 TPG Korby Sander: 6.4 TPG JARED BRINKMAN 3/1 - Chase Arends - Offensive Line Jared Brinkman: 5.4 TPG Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Walk-on offensive lineman Chase Arends was Brawntae Wells: 4.5 sacks Hero Sports - Best Player to wear No.