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UNI FOOTBALL 2018 UNI FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2-2/1-0 MVFC NO. 1/1 NDSU at No. 22/22 UNI (CT) Saturday, Oct. 1, 2018 • 1 p.m. CT • UNI-Dome 9/1 at Montana L, 26-23 BYE PANTHER BREAKDOWN BISON BREAKDOWN 9/15 at Iowa L, 38-14 9/22 Hampton (Hall of Fame) W, 44-0 2018 Record....................................2-2 2018 Record....................................4-0 9/27 at Indiana State * W, 33-0 2018 MVFC....................................1-0 2018 MVFC.....................................1-0 2017 Record....................................8-5 2017 Record................................... 14-1 10/6 North Dakota State * 1 p.m. 2017 MVFC....................................6-2 2017 MVFC.....................................7-1 10/13 at South Dakota * 6 p.m. Head Coach.........................Mark Farley Head Coach........................Chris Klieman 10/20 SDSU (Homecoming)* 4 p.m. Record at UNI..........................(144-74) Record at NDSU...........................(61-13) 10/27 at Western Illinois* 1 p.m. 2018 Points Per Game.....................28.5 2018 Points Per Game....................36.5 2018 PPG Allowed..........................16.0 2018 PPG Allowed..........................9.3 11/3 Illinois State (Family Weekend) * 1 p.m. 2018 Rushing Yards Per Game..........142.3 2018 Rushing Yards Per Game..........274.3 11/10 at Youngstown State * 11 a.m. 2018 Passing Yards Per Game.........206.0 2018 Passing Yards Per Game.........174.3 11/17 Missouri State * (Senior Day) 4 p.m. 2018 Total Offense Per Game.........348.3 2018 Total Offense Per Game.........448.5 2018 YPG Allowed.......................347.8 2018 YPG Allowed.......................231.5 *MVFC Game Home Games In Bold UNIVERSITY INFORMATION RADIO AFFILIATES SERIES INFORMATION Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded 1876 PANTHERS VS. INDIANA ST. Enrollment 11,212 City Call Letters Freq. UNI Leads Series 26-25 Nickname Panthers Cedar Rapids^ KGYM-AM 1600 UNI is 10-17 at NDSU and 16-7 at UNI Colors Purple & Old Gold (106.3, 107.5) Affiliation Division I - FCS Conference Missouri Valley Football Charles City KCHA-AM 1580 Since 2001 (Farley Era) President Mark Nook Decorah KFXE-AM 1160 Year Result Score Location Athletic Director David Harris 2008 W 23-13 H NCAA Faculty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh Waukon KFXE-AM 1160 2009 W 42-27 A Des Moines KBGG-AM 1700 2010 W 16-9 H FOOTBALL INFORMATION 2011 L 27-19 A Head Coach Mark Farley Fort Dodge KVFD-AM 1400 2012 L 33-21 H Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 Hampton KQCR-FM 98.9 Career Record 144-74/18th Year 2013 L 24-23 A UNI Record Same Mount Pleasant* KILJ-AM 1130 2014 W 23-3 H MVFC Record 89-40 Mount Pleasant KILJ-FM 105.5 2015 L 31-28 A 2017 Record 8-5 2015 L 23-13 A 2017 MVFC Record 6-2 Waterloo KXEL-AM 1540 2016 L 24-20 H 2017 MVFC Finish T 2nd Cedar Falls KXEL-AM 1540 2017 L 30-14 A 2017 Postseason Second Round 2017 Final Rank Coaches: 19th/STATS: 17th Online UNIPanthers.com 2018 Preseason Coaches: 12th/STATS: 13th First Year of Football 1895 FCS Playoff Appearances 18 ^ Partial Schedule MVFC Championships 16 * Coaches Show only Wins Over FBS Foes 11 @UNIFOOTBALL UNIFOOTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT 2018 UNI FOOTBALL 1 FOOTBALL STAFF THE GAME Mark Farley Head Coach No. 22 UNI Panther football hosts top-ranked North Dakota State University. The Panthers are coming off of consecutive shutouts and have not allowed a point in nine consecutive quarters. Jeremiah Johnson Defensive Co./S UNI is 2-2 on the year with just one home game so far. NDSU is 4-0 on the year but has yet to hit John Bond Offensive Co./QBs the road. They are coming off of a 21-17 win over then No. 3 South Dakota State last Saturday in David Braun Special Teams Co./OLB the Fargo Dome. D.J. Vokolek Assistant Head Coach/LBs No. 21 opened the Valley Football season with a strong performance in all three phases of the Ryan Clanton Offensive Line game. Trevor Allen led the way for UNI with 180 yards rushing and two touchdowns while Eli Nick Danielson Tight Ends Dunne was 16-24 for 218 yards. Defensively, the Panthers tallied a shutout and it was closed out with an exclamation point when Duncan Ferch returned an interception 19 yards for a touch- Quentin Griffin Running Backs down in the fourth quarter. Pat McCann Wide Receivers Bryce Paup Defensive Line UNI faces the top-ranked Bison in the first road trip of the season of NDSU. The Bison survived a battle of top-5 teams last week, topping No. 3 South Dakota State 21-17 in the Fargo Dome to take Aairon Savage Cornerbacks back the Dakota Marker. Kate Deakins Dir. of Football Operations NDSU has racked up 1794 yards of total offense in just four games. They have 1,097 yards rushing and average 448.5 yards of offense per game. SUPPORT STAFF Bruce Anderson spearheads the attack with 322 yards on the year, but five Bison players have 17 Jed Smith Strength & Conditioning rushing attempts or more. Easton Stick has started every game for NDSU at quarterback and is Steve Nurse Equipment 40-72 for 672 yards and five touchdowns. Travis Stueve Athletic Training Defensively, Safety Robbie Grimsley has a team-high 30 tackels while Cole Kancz has a team- Jerek Wolcott Athletic Communications high 4.0 sacks. Jabril Cox has a pair of interceptions, both returned for touchdowns. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. RADIO: Panther Sports Network NEED TO KNOW (Flagship KXEL/1540-AM) • The Panthers are ranked No. 22 in the STATS FCS Poll and No. 22 in the FCS Coaches’ Poll. Gary RIma Play-by-Play •UNI is one of just five teams in FCS football that has scored on every trip into the red zone this Scott Peterson Analyst season. In 16 trips inside the 20, the Panthers have five rushing touchdowns, six passing TDs and five field goals. The Panthers are the only MVFC team to be perfect in red zone trips. ONLINE: UNIPANTHERS.COM • Running back Marcus Weymiller, offensive tackle Cal Twait, quarterback Eli Dunne and line- UNIPanthers.com offers the most complete and backer Duncan Ferch were announced as captains for the 2018 season by head coach Mark Farley. comprehensive post-fame coverage of the Pan- • The Panthers have outscored their opponents 85-17 after the break. UNI has a 43-0 advantage thers anywhere. Visit for game recaps, highlights, in the fourth quarter over the first three games of the season. press conferences, stats, photos and more. • Brothers Trevor and AJ Allen, sons of Panther Hall of Famer Andre Allen, are both making waves for UNI early this season. Trevor is UNI’s leading rusher through four games. AJ is one of SOCIAL MEDIA two Panthers with multiple interceptions and is third on the team in total tackles• The Panthers Tiwtter @UNIFootball are 12-2 against Indiana State under Mark Farley. The two losses came by a combined three @UNIAthletics points (21-19 - 2002 and 20-19 – 2014). • The last UNI win against NDSU came in 2014 when the Panthers broke up NDSU’s 33-game win Facebook UNIFootball streak. Instagram @UNIAthletics • Since NDSU joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2008, UNI is 3-2 against the Bison Snapchat UNIAthletics at the UNI-Dome. YouTube UNI Athletics • After winning the FCS National Championship last season, the Bison are off to a great start in 2018. They have a 4-0 record although Saturday’s game will be the first outside the friendly confines of the Fargo Dome. • UNI tallied consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2008. The Panthers have not given up a point in nine quarters which includes the fourth quarter of the Iowa game. • Cal Twait was named the Missouri Valley Conference Lineman of the Week after leading the Panther o-line unit in a dominant performance. • The game will be available live on ESPN+. 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY STREAK North Dakota State 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 W4 Missouri State 1-0 1.000 3-1 0.750 3-0 0-1 W3 Northern Iowa 1-0 1.000 2-2 0.500 1-0 1-2 W2 South Dakota 1-0 1.000 2-2 0.500 1-0 1-2 W1 Western Illinois 1-0 1.000 2-2 0.500 2-0 0-2 W2 Illinois State 0-1 0.000 3-1 0.750 2-0 1-1 L1 South Dakota State 0-1 0.000 2-1 0.667 2-0 0-1 L1 Indiana State 0-1 0.000 2-2 0.500 1-1 1-1 L1 Southern Illinois 0-1 0.000 1-3 0.250 0-2 1-1 L3 Youngstown State 0-1 0.000 1-3 0.250 1-1 0-2 L1 @UNIFOOTBALL UNIFOOTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT 2018 UNI FOOTBALL 2 TEAM COMPARISON Value FCS Rank FCS Rank Value 448.5 28 Total Offense 78 348.3 274.3 9 Rushing Offense 67 142.3 174.3 T-91 Passing Offense 69 206.0 148.16 26 Team Passing Efficiency 81 120.94 36.5 T-16 Scoring Offense 54 28.5 231.5 3 Total Defense 32 347.8 99.0 10 Rushing Defense 42 145.8 132.5 2 Passing Yards Allowed T-39 202 94.81 5 Team Passing Efficiency Defense 35 120.24 9.3 4 Scoring Defense 12 16 1.00 T-15 Turnover Margin T-15 1.00 0.479 9 3rd Down Conversion Pct 46 0.400 1.000 T-1 4th Down Conversion Pct T-10 0.800 0.286 T-12 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 11 0.281 0.000 T-1 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense T-33 0.375 0.889 31 Red Zone Offense T-1 1.000 0.500 2 Red Zone Defense T-29 0.750 41.13 8 Net Punting 36 37.36 13 26 Punt Returns 113 2.22 19.83 75 Kickoff Returns 110 16.71 80 T-64 First Downs Offense 51 86 50 6 First Downs Defense 28 71 3.75 T-5 Fewest Penalties Per Game T-28 5.25 37.75 9 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 36 48.5 30:54 40 Time of Possession 66 29:42 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Value Player Player Value 482 Bruce Anderson APY Trevor Allen 432 2 Cam Pedersen FGM Austin Errthum 7 2 Jabril Cox Int Duncan Ferch 2 200.8 Trey Lance Pass Eff.