GAME 7 NORTH DAKOTA STATE #UNIFIGHT UNI FOOTBALL /UNIPantherFootball @UNIFootball @UNIPantherFootball 16 CONFERENCE TITLES // 21 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES // 220-58-1 UNI-DOME RECORD Game 7 3-3 3-3 #24/#21 April 10 • 4 p.m. ct 5-1 4-1 #2/#3 2021 Record 2021 MVFC RANKING (STATS/COACHES) 2020-21 Record 2021 MVFC RANKING (STATS/COACHES) VS MARK FARLEY 162-86 MATT ENTZ 22-1 UNI-Dome HEAD COACH Career Record HEAD COACH Career Record Cedar Falls, Iowa SERIES QUICK LOOK OVERALL 54th Meeting UNI RECORD 26-27 TV: MVFC GAME OF RADIO: PANTHER SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE THE WEEK - ESPN+ RADIO NETWORK FIRST MEETING Oct. 14, 1938 (L, 14-7) UNI OPP Time/ Play-By-Play: Brad Wells Play-by-Play: Gary Rima LAST MEETING Oct. 12, 2019 (L, 48-14) Date RNK RNK Opponent Result Analyst: Danan Hughes Analyst: Scott Peterson TEAM Sideline: Kelly Burke FEBRUARY COMPARISON LIVE STATS 19 3/- 5/- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* L, 24-20 https://UNIPanthers.com/sidearmstats/football/summary 27 5/- RV/- at Youngstown St.* W, 21-0 305.3 Total Offense 369.3 GETTING UP TO SPEED MARCH 106.3 Rushing Offense 237.7 • UNI is 3-3 on the season and in Valley and faces No. 2 6 3/- 15/- ILLINOIS STATE* W, 20-10 199 Passing Offense 131.7 North Dakota State. The Bison are 5-1 on the season with 13 3/- 10/- at Southern Illinois* L,17-16 the lone loss coming to Southern Illinois. Neither team 112.66 Team Passing Eff. 109.65 played last week due to COVID-19 protocols. The game is 20 10/14 RV/- MISSOURI STATE* L, 10-6 scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+ as 27 22/23 -/- at Western Illinois* W, 34-20 19.5 Scoring Offense 26.3 the Valley game of the Week. APRIL 280.5 Total Defense 284.2 • Starting quarterback Will McElvain is expected to 2 23/20 -/- at South Dakota* Canceled 100.5 Rushing Defense 108.2 be back in the lineup after missing the last two games because of COVID-19 protocol. Redshirt freshman Justin 10 24/21 2/3 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 4 p.m. 180 Passing Yds Allowed 176 Fomby was 15-23 for 218 yards and a touchdown in UNI’s 125.71 Team Passing Eff. Defense 117.74 34-20 win over Western Illinois. All Times Central * MVFC Conference Game 14 Scoring Defense 16.5 • NDSU is on a three-game winning streak, but hasn’t Rank: STATS or AP/Coaches taken the field since March 20, a 34-13 win over then No. HOME GAMES 0.33 Turnover Margin -1.17 2 North Dakota. NDSU played one fall game, a 39-28 win over Central Arkansas. 0.286 3rd Down Con. Pct 0.389 1 4th Down Con. Pct 0.4 • The UNI defense has been dominant. The Panthers went 10 quarters without allowing an offensive TD and lead the SPRING 2021 MVFC STANDINGS 0.348 3rd Down Con. Pct Defense 0.299 Valley in points per game and is second in yards per game School MVFC Overall despite facing three top-15 teams. Panthers lead the MVFC 0.556 4th Down Con. Pct Defense 0.5 in Tackles (Spencer Cuvelier - 59), Sacks (Brawntae Wells North Dakota State 4-1 5-1 0.889 Red Zone Offense 0.882 - 0.75 SPG), and TFLs (Jared Brinkman - 1.5 TFLPG). North Dakota 4-1 4-1 0.75 Red Zone Defense 1 • Six Panthers earned Preseason All-MVFC honors. Will McElvain, Isaiah Weston, Jared Brinkman, Omar Brown, South Dakota State 4-1 4-1 37.61 Net Punt. 43.61 Bryce Flater and Matthew Cook earned honors. Weston Brinkman and Brown earned Athlon Spring Preseason All- Missouri State 4-1 4-4 5.25 Punt Returns 26.2 American honors and Weston and Brinkman earned HERO 24.1 Kickoff Returns 14.9 Sports Spring Preseason All-American Honors. Hero Sports Southern Illinois 3-3 4-3 also named Brinkman and Weston the best returning 99 First Downs Offense 107 players in the MVFC at their position. UNI 3-3 3-3 88 First Downs Defense 92 • Mark Farley is the winningest coach in UNI and Illinois State 1-3 1-3 6.17 Penalties PG 2.5 Missouri Valley Football History and the 10th coach in FCS history with 150 FCS victories. The win against South Dakota 1-3 1-3 40.33 Penalty YPG 24.5 Youngstown State was his 100th MVFC win. Western Illinois 1-5 1-5 28:28 Time of Possession 30:15 • The Panthers and the rest of the Valley are scheduled to play eight regular-season games. UNI will now only play Youngstown State 1-5 1-5 UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS seven with last week’s cancelation. UNI hosts four teams, JEREK WOLCOTT NICK HARVEY three of the opponents that make their way to the UNI- Asst. AD for Comm. Asst. Comm. Director Dome, SDSU, NDSU and Illinois State, were ranked in the e [email protected] e [email protected] top-10 in the FCS STATS Preseason Poll. c 406-422-7581 c 515-231-2096 2021 UNI SPRING FOOTBALL 1 GAME 7 NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Polls Preseason All-America Location Cedar Falls, Iowa The Panthers fell to No. 24 in the FCS Stats poll Three Panthers, Isaiah Weston, Jared Founded 1876 and dropped to No. 21 in the FCS Coaches Poll Brinkman and Omar Brown earned Preseason Enrollment 10,497 after not playing last week. All-American honors from various national Nickname Panthers organizations. The Panthers led the Athlon Colors Purple & Old Gold Dominant Defense preseason All-America team with three The Panthers lead the MVFC in scoring selections. Affiliation Division I - FCS defense. Through six games, UNI has allowed Conference Missouri Valley Football just 14.0 points and 282.2 yards per game. Preseason All-MVFC President Mark Nook UNI went 10 quarters between allowing Athletics Director David Harris an opposing team to score an offensive Six Panthers earned preseason All-MVFC Isaiah NCAA Faculty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh touchdown. Massey rates UNI’s defense as the Weston, Jared Brinkman, Omar Brown, Bruce No. 2 Defense in the country. Panthers lead the Flater, Matthew Cook and Will McElvain were FOOTBALL INFORMATION MVFC in Tackles (Spencer Cuvelier - 59), Sacks all named All-MVFC Preseason. Head Coach Mark Farley (Brawntae Wells - 0.75 SPG), and TFLs (Jared Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 Brinkman - 1.5 TFLPG) Tough Defense Career Record 162-86/20th Year During the 2019 season, the Panthers held 11 UNI Record Same Shutout Superlatives opponents to 14 points or less in regulation. MVFC Record 102-48 UNI shutout Youngstown State, marking the The Panthers were seventh in the FCS in 2019 Record 10-5 44th time in league history that a shutout was scoring defense, second in turnovers gained 2019 MVFC Record 6-2 recorded in a Conference game. The Panthers and ninth in turnovers gained. 2019 MVFC Finish 2nd have recorded more shutouts in league play 2019 Postseason Quarterfinals than any other MVFC member, and they’ve yet 2019 Final Rank Coaches: 5/STATS: 5 to be shut out in their 36-year MVFC history. Big Moves 2021 Preseason Coaches: N/A STATS: With the delay of the FCS season, several First Year of Football 1895 Uphill Climb Panthers moved on. Elerson Smith and FCS Playoff Appearances 21 Through four games, UNI has played three Spencer Brown declared for the NFL draft. MVFC Championships 16 teams that were ranked in the top-15. All five All-Conference honorees Chris Kolarevic, Wins Over FBS Foes 11 opponents were at least receiving votes when Xavior Williams and Briley Moore transfered to the teams played. Power-Five programs. Moore transfered ahead of the fall season and earned All-Big 12 honors FOOTBALL STAFF 100 Valley Wins at Kansas State. Mark Farley Head Coach With the win at Youngstown State, Head coach Jeremiah Johnson Defensive Co./DBs Mark Farley became the first coach to win 100 National Football League Shawn Watson Assist. Head Coach/QBs Missouri Valley Conference games. He is 33 During the 2020 NFL Season Four Panthers wins ahead of second-place John Steigelmeier made their way to the field in the league. D.J. Vokolek Assist. Head Coach/LBs (SDSU), third is former Panther coach Terry Ryan Clanton Run Game Co./OL Allen with 65. Daurice Fountain - Indianapolis Colts Nick Danielson Running Backs L.J. Fort - Baltimore Ravens Bryce Paup Defensive Line UNIversal-Dome Starting on Valentines weekend, the UNI-Dome David Johnson - Houston Texans Joe Ganz Wide Receivers has been a hive of activity. The dome hosted Xavier Williams - New England Patriots/ Keelon Brookins Defensive Backs the annual Doc Halverson Classic softball Cincinnati Bengals tournament on Feb. 12-14, the football home Year End Rankings opener on Feb. 19, the MVC Indoor Track and SUPPORT STAFF UNI has finished the year in the Top 25 in 13 Field Championships on Feb. 26-28 and the of the last 17 seasons, and the Panthers have Jed Smith Strength & Conditioning annual farm show on March 2-4. After the taken home a top-five ranking in seven of the Zachary Smith Equipment game on 3/6, the turf was again pulled for the Dickinson Relays (3/8-9) and the outdoor show last 17 seasons. Kaitlyn Maloney Athletic Training (3/11-13). This week, the dome hosts the USA Jerek Wolcott Athletic Communications Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals (3/31-4/3). All-Time Wins Leader UNI head coach Mark Farley is not only the ONLINE Spring is Here all-time Panther wins leader (162), but he also www.UNIPanthers.com Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.