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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1979 Northern Iowa Football Schedule Opponent, Site Series Date Stadium, Time Record UNI OPP Sept. 3 MINNESOTA-MORRIS at CEDAR FALLS First Game UNI-Dome (16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT (2 For 1 Night) Sept. 8 *Northern Michigan at Marquette, Ml 1963, 2-9-0 _ Memorial (7,400), 1 :00 p.m. EDT Sept. 15 NORTH DAKOTA STATE at CEDAR FALLS 1938, 21-17-0 _ UNl-Dome(16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT (Youth Night) Sept. 22 NEBRASKA-OMAHA at CEDAR FALLS 1936, 5-3-1 _ _ UNI-Dome (16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT (Band Night) Sept. 29 *Youngstown State at Youngstown, OH 1978, 0-1-0 Falcon (10,000), 7:30 p.m. EDT Oct. 6 *AKRON UNIVERSITY at CEDAR FALLS 1978, 0-1-0 UNl-Dome(16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT (Homecoming) Oct. 13 *Western Illinois at Macomb, IL 1967, 3-4-0 _ Hanson (17,000), 1 :30 p.m. CDT Oct. 20 South Dakota State at Brookings, SD 1935, 22-15-2 _ Coughlin-Alumni (16,800), 2:00 p.m. CDT Oct. 27 *EASTERN ILLINOIS at CEDAR FALLS 1975, 2-1-0 UNl-Dome(16,400), 7:30 p.m. CDT (Shrine Game) Nov. 3 SouthDakotaUniversityatVermillion, SD 1899, 19-15-1 _ Dakota Dome (10,000), 1 :30 p.m. CST Nov. 10 WESTERN KENTUCKY at CEDAR FALLS 1975, 0-1-0 _ UNl-Dome(16,400), 7:30 p.m. CST (Parents' Night) *Mid-Continent Conference Games ON THE COVER: UNl 's four co-captains, Kelly Ellis, Dave Erstad, Dana Deines and Ed Arnold return to provide a solid nucleus of leadership ability. Ellis (32) and Deines (15) will captain the 0ffensive unit while Erstad (42) and Arnold (37) will lead the defense. Northern Iowa 1979 Football Facts PANTHERS CONTENTS All-Time Coaching Records 64 Assistant Football Coaches 6-7 Biographical Player Sketches 12-22 Calling the Opponent's SID 51 Captains 10-11 Covering the Panthers 2 Final Statistics-1978 30-31 Freshmen-1979 38 Future Panther Schedules 34 Hear the Panthers on KCFI 72 Homecoming Results Si nee 1920 65 History of the University 52 Junior Varsity Schedule 23 Mid-Gonti nent Conference 58 Movin' On 32-33 Northern Iowa Flash Facts 3 Northern Iowa Media Outlets 73 Outlook -1979 8-9 Panther All-Americans 23 Panther Individual Records 62 Panther T earn Records 63 Panthers Vs. Individual Opponents 69-70 Pronunciation Guide 38 Recapping 1978 Game-By-Game 25-29 Returning Lettermen 24 Rosters -Alphabetical 36-37 Numerical 35 Scouting the 1979 Opponents 39-50 Stan Sheriff, Athletic Director Head Football Coach 4-5 Sheriff Vs. 1979 Opponents 34 Stats Crew and PA Announcer 70 Travel Plans for Football Team 51 UNI Administrative Officials 53 UNI Athletic Club 71 UNI Athletic Staff 54-55 UNI Bowl Game Appearances 64 UNI-Dome-Home of the Panthers 56-57 Tailback Kelly Ellis heads for the UNI Football History- endzone and six points against the 1895-1978 66-69 University of North Dakota, a game the Year-By-Year Records 60-61 Panthers won 35-17. UNI is looking to im­ prove on a disappointing 2-9 season. Northern Iowa Football, 1979, is a publication of the Sports Information Office, Brad Larsen, Director, and Nancy Justis, Assistant Director. Design and production by Susan Chilcott, UNI Publications Director. Cover photo and interior shots by Dan Grevas, UNI In­ formation Services Photographer. Printed by Wwerly Publishing, Waverly, Iowa; composi­ tion by Type House of Iowa, Cedar Fal Is, Iowa. 1 Brad Larsen Nancy Justis Sports Information Director Ass't Sports Information Director Covering the Panthers in '79 PRESS BOX & PARKING: Only working press and scout persons with advance notice will be allowed access to the press box. The working press will be seated in the area closest to the 50-yardline. The press box is located on the east side of the UNI-Dome above the east stands. Entrances are located on the north and south ends of the box. Parking for the working press will be in the west lot of the PEC Building which is located directly north of the Dome and can be reached from Hudson Road (HWY 57) which runs north and south on the east side of the UNI-Dome. Your press box pass will be sufficient to enter the lot to park. ENTRANCE TO THE UNI-DOME: The easiest access to the press box from the west lot is to enter the PEC Building through the west entrance and proceed directly across to the east entrance where a long tunnel, which will be on your right-hand side, will lead you to the playing surface. After passing through the revolving doors, there will be stairs on your immediate left that will get you up to the seating area. Continue up the concrete stairs and you will enter the north door of the box. We believe in keeping our working press physically fit. RADIO STATIONS: Radio Stations will be assigned broadcast space upon request for permission to broadcast. Stations should make their own arrangements for telephone hookup and private telephone(s). PHOTOGRAPHERS: Photographers will be issued press passes allowing them on the sidelines or in the press box in a designated photo area. NOTE TO PHOTOGRAPHERS FILMING IN THE UNI-DOME: For black and white prints we suggest the use of Kodak Tri-X film with the ASA pushed to 1600. The exposure should be 250th of a second at f-stop 4. For color slides or prints, Ektachrome or Kodacolor of ASA 400 shot at 125th of a second at f­ stop 2.5 usually produces the best picture. These are only suggestions, please feel free to use your own judgment. SERVICES PROVIDED: Printed programs, starting lineups, depth charts and other pre­ game information will be provided. Team and individual stats along with the play-by-play will be distributed at halftime and immediately after the game. Quotes from opposing coaches and players will be given out as soon as they can be obtained. Player and coaches' interviews will be available in the locker rooms 10 minutes after the game is completed. Panther interviews and stories during the week should be directed through the Sports In­ formation Department. There wi II be food and drinks provided in the press box before the game and at halftime. University of Northern Iowa Sports Information UNI-Dome Trailer University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 Larsen at Home: (319) 277-5820 (319) 273-6354 Justis at Home: (319) 277-3631 2 LOCATION: Cedar Falls, lowa50613 TEAM NICKNAME: Panthers FOUNDED: 1876 COLORS: Purple and Old Gold ENROLLMENT: 10,455 STADIUM: UNI-Dome (16,400) ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Mid-COntinent STARTED FOOTBALL: 1895 COACHING STAFF AREA CODE FOR ALL NUMBERS IS: 319 OFFICE PHONE Stan Sheriff-Head Coach ..........................................273-2143 Roger French-Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line ................273-6474 Mike Kolling -Linebackers ..........................................273-6471 Larry Norman-Defensive Backfield ........................... ...... 273-6471 Dennis Remmert - Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line ....... .... .. 273-6470 Lou Pirrotta -Offensive Backfield, Receivers ................ ......... 273-647 4 ATHLETIC STAFF-Department Address: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 (319) 273-2470 Stan Sheriff-Director of Athletics ............... ..... ..............273-2143 R. C. Johnson-Associate Director of Athletics(Men) .................. 273-2143 Sandra Williamson-Associate Director of Athletics (Women) ..........273-6033 Ann Hill-Athletic Business Manager ......... ..... ................. 273-2470 Dave Burton-Head Athletic Trainer ......... .. .......................273-6369 Bob MacKenzie-UNI Athletic Club Executive Secretary ................273-2470 Richard Brownell-UNI-Dome Manager ............. ... ... ...... ... 273-6050 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Dr. Thomas W. Hansmeier-242 Gilchrist Hall ... ... .............. ... 273-2331 INFORMATION STAFF-Offices at UNI-Dome Trailer, West side of the Dome Brad Larsen-Sports Information Director . .... ... ......... .........273-6354 Nancy Justis-Assistant Sports Information Director .................. 273-6354 3 Athletic Director and Head Coach Stan Sheriff Becoming the winningest coach in history at the University of Northern Iowa was just a matter of time for Head Coach Stan Sheriff. It had been that way since he took over in 1960. Sheriff took over with a bang producing an undefeated team in his maiden year to put the Panthers into a bowl game for the first time ever. Sheriff came to UNI in 1958 as first assistant to Bill Hammer and succeeded him two seasons later. Since then he has piled up an impressive 107-80-3 overall record for a .563 winning edge and his teams have won or shared four North Central Conference titles. The 1960 team was a gem. UNI went ~ in regular season before losing to Hillsdale College in the Mineral Bowl and Ex­ selsior Springs, Mo., 17-6. Sheriff won the North Central Conference title again in 1961 with a 7-2 record and repeated in 1962 with a 7-1-1 mark, sharing the crown with South Dakota St. both years. He took a sophomore dominated team to a 5-3-1 mark in 1963 and a second place finish in the NCC.