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1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Earle Bruce in his first and only season as head coach, Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the GCAC. Northern Iowa played home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 10–5935,755
September 177:00 p.m.Morgan State*
W 59–149,607[1]
September 247:00 p.m.Southwest Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 9–2810,734[2]
October 11:30 p.m.No. 4 Western Illinoisdagger
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 27–2812,321[3]
October 81:00 p.m.at Iowa State*
L 17–2046,219
October 151:30 p.m.at Illinois State
W 34–77,709
October 222:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois
W 17–159,677
October 297:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 6–2414,920
November 37:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*
L 12–2511,545
November 127:00 p.m.Wayne State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 77–09,808
November 191:30 p.m.at Southern Illinois
W 24–212,500[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "UNI makes Bruce feel at home, 59–14". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 18, 1988. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SW Missouri State tops Northern Iowa". Omaha World-Herald. September 25, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Denney, Bob (October 2, 1988). "Dropped 2-point conversion hangs loss on UNI". The Gazette. p. 5B. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McCool, Dan (November 20, 1988). "UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  6. ^ "1988 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 1, 2024.


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