UNI FOOTBALL 2018 UNI FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 6-5/5-3 MVFC LAMAR vs UNI (CT) Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 • 4 p.m. CT • UNI-Dome 9/1 at Montana L, 26-23 BYE PANTHER BREAKDOWN CARDINAL BREAKDOWN 9/15 at Iowa L, 38-14 9/22 Hampton (Hall of Fame) W, 44-0 2018 Record....................................6-5 2018 Record....................................7-4 9/27 at Indiana State * W, 33-0 2018 MVFC....................................5-3 2018 Southland...............................6-3 2017 Record....................................8-5 2017 Record...................................2-9 10/6 North Dakota State * L, 56-31 2017 MVFC....................................6-2 2017 Southland..............................1-8 10/13 at South Dakota * W, 42-28 Head Coach.........................Mark Farley Head Coach......................... Mike Schultz 10/20 SDSU* W, 24-9 Record at UNI..........................(148-77) Record at Lamar...........................(9-13) 10/27 at Western Illinois* L, 37-17 2018 Points Per Game.....................27.4 2018 Points Per Game....................32.5 2018 PPG Allowed..........................21.9 2018 PPG Allowed..........................29.5 11/3 Illinois State * W, 26-16 2018 Rushing Yards Per Game..........127.7 2018 Rushing Yards Per Game..........250.3 11/10 at Youngstown State * L, 31-10 2018 Passing Yards Per Game.........217.7 2018 Passing Yards Per Game.........182.5 11/17 Missouri State * W, 37-0 2018 Total Offense Per Game.........345.5 2018 Total Offense Per Game.........432.7 11/24 Lamar# 4 p.m. 2018 YPG Allowed.......................354.2 2018 YPG Allowed.......................451.1 *MVFC Game Home Games In Bold #FCS Playoffs UNIVERSITY INFORMATION RADIO AFFILIATES SERIES INFORMATION Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded 1876 Enrollment 11,212 City Call Letters Freq. PANTHERS VS. LAMAR Nickname Panthers UNI Leads Series 1-0 Cedar Rapids^ KGYM-AM 1600 UNI is 1-0 in Neutral Site Games Colors Purple & Old Gold (106.3, 107.5) Affiliation Division I - FCS Conference Missouri Valley Football Charles City KCHA-AM 1580 Year Result Score Location President Mark Nook Decorah KFXE-AM 1160 1964 W 19-17 N Athletic Director David Harris NCAA Faculty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh Waukon KFXE-AM 1160 Des Moines KBGG-AM 1700 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach Mark Farley Fort Dodge KVFD-AM 1400 Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 Hampton KQCR-FM 98.9 Career Record 148-77/18th Year UNI Record Same Mount Pleasant* KILJ-AM 1130 MVFC Record 93-42 Mount Pleasant KILJ-FM 105.5 2017 Record 8-5 2017 MVFC Record 6-2 Waterloo KXEL-AM 1540 2017 MVFC Finish T 2nd Cedar Falls KXEL-AM 1540 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 19 ^ 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 UNI football did what it needed to do in the last game of the regular season with a 37-0 win over Missouri Mark Farley Head Coach State. The win convinced the FCS Selection committee to include the Panthers in the field of 24. The Panthers Jeremiah Johnson Defensive Co./S host Lamar (Texas) in the first round. The Cardinals finished the season with six consecutive wins, including John Bond Offensive Co./QBs three straight over ranked opponents. David Braun Special Teams Co./OLB UNI is making its 23rd post-season appearance and the 20th trip to the FCS playoffs. The extensive playoff experience for the Panthers is the opposite for Lamar. It is the first FCS playoff game in Lamar history while D.J. Vokolek Assistant Head Coach/LBs UNI is playing in its 46th. The Cardinals dropped football after the 1989 season and reintroduced the sport Ryan Clanton Offensive Line in 2010. 2018 is the second winning record since the reintroduction of football with the other being the 2014 Nick Danielson Tight Ends season when Lamar finished 8-4. Quentin Griffin Running Backs The Panther defense is ranked 33rd in total defense and 24th in scoring defense. The Panther offense is Pat McCann Wide Receivers ranked 63rd, but have received help from the UNI defense that has scored four touchdowns this season. Bryce Paup Defensive Line Lamar is a run-first offense with four players with over 500 yards of offense. LU ranks 12th in the FCS with 250.3 rushing yards per game. Myles Wanza leads the way with 598 yards on 96 carries. Darrel Colbert has Aairon Savage Cornerbacks 1,343 yards passing and 584 yards rushing on the year with 12 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing TDs. Kate Deakins Dir. of Football Operations The Cardinal defense has picked up 26 turnovers on the year but allows 452.1 yards per game, ranked 98th in the FCS. Lamar has 25 sacks on the season led by Daniel Crosley who had 8.0 on the year and 15.0 TFLs. SUPPORT STAFF Davon Jernigan leads the team with 103 tackles. Jed Smith Strength & Conditioning UNI is 5-1 in the dome this season with the only loss coming against No. 1 North Dakota State. Lamar is 3-2 Steve Nurse Equipment on the road this season. Travis Stueve Athletic Training Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT. Jerek Wolcott Athletic Communications NEED TO KNOW • The Panthers are receiving votes in both the FCS Stats poll FCS Coaches’ Poll. • Running back Marcus Weymiller, offensive tackle Cal Twait, quarterback Eli Dunne and linebacker Duncan RADIO: Panther Sports Network Ferch were announced as captains for the 2018 season by head coach Mark Farley. (Flagship KXEL/1540-AM) • Over his 18 seasons at UNI, head coach Mark Farley has amassed a 55-10 mark in November. Farley has gone undefeated during November 10 times (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) while Gary RIma Play-by-Play having a losing record once during the month (2002). Scott Peterson Analyst • According to Massey computer rankings, UNI has the toughest schedule among FCS schools. Massey has the Panthers as No. 1 ranked strength of schedule in the FCS. Sagarin, who does just Division I rankings and doesn’t distinguish between FBS and FBS, has UNI rated as the 116th toughest schedule overall. ONLINE: UNIPANTHERS.COM • The only meeting in the history of the two programs came in the 1964 Pecan Bowl when State College of Iowa picked up a 19-17 win over Lamar Tech behind Randy Schultz 160 yards and two touchdowns. UNIPanthers.com offers the most complete and • UNI leads the series 1-0. comprehensive post-fame coverage of the Pan- • The Panthers are 4-0 when scoring a defensive touchdown. Two of the defensive scores came from Duncan Ferch. His pick-six is the fourth of his career which ties Deiondre’ Hall (2012-15) for the UNI career record. thers anywhere. Visit for game recaps, highlights, The Panthers are now tied for second in the FCS and first in the MVFC in defensive touchdowns scored. press conferences, stats, photos and more. Against Indiana State, Ferch scored on a pick-6, against South Dakota, Brawntae Wells recovered a fumble in the end zone and Saturday Xavior Williams returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown. • UNI tallied consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2008 with wins over Hampton and Indiana State. The SOCIAL MEDIA Panthers went nine quarters without giving up a point. • The Panthers shut out three opponents in one season for the first time since the 1971 season. That year, the Tiwtter @UNIFootball Panthers shut out South Dakota (8-0), Drake (28-0) and Morningside (21-0). @UNIAthletics • Eli Dunne is 189-312 (60.6 percent) on the season for 1,204 yards and 17 touchdowns. He has thrown just five interceptions on the season. In conference play, he has been even more efficient, throwing 150-241 (62.2 Facebook UNIFootball percent) for 1,789 yards and 12 touchdowns. Instagram @UNIAthletics • Special Teams have shined for the Panthers. UNI has yet to allow a blocked punt or field goal this season. UNI is 13th in the FCS in Kickoff Return Defense and 25th in Net Punting. Austin Errthum leads the Valley in Snapchat UNIAthletics field goals with 18 and has the highest percentage at 85.7 percent (18-21) of teams with over 10 attempts. He YouTube UNI Athletics also leads the conference in kickoff average (63.7 YPK), Net (41.7 YPK) and touchbacks (42). • Korby Sander was named the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week for racking up 13 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception against Missouri State. • Austin Errthum earned MVFC Player of the Week honors for hitting four field goals and picking up six touchbacks against Illinois State. • Duncan Ferch was named the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after notching 13 tackles and three pass breakups against South Dakota State. • Cal Twait was named the Missouri Valley Conference Lineman of the Week after leading the Panther O-line unit in a dominant performance over Indiana State. • Deion McShane was named the MVFC Newcomer of the Week after picking up seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown against Hampton. • The game is the will be broadcast on ESPN3. 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY STREAK North Dakota State 8-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 7-0 4-0 W11 South Dakota State 6-2 0.750 8-2 0.800 6-0 2-2 W4 Indiana State 5-3 0.625 7-4 0.636 3-2 4-2 W5 Northern Iowa 5-3 0.625 6-5 0.545 4-1 2-4 W1 Western Illinois 4-4 0.500 5-6 0.455 3-2 2-4 L2 Illinois State 3-5 0.375 6-5 0.545 5-1 1-4 W1 South Dakota 3-5 0.375 4-7 0.364 3-2 1-5 L1 Youngstown State 3-5 0.375 4-7 0.364 4-2 0-5 L1 Missouri State 2-6 0.250 4-7 0.364