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1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
Record8–3 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBret Ingalls (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 – 3     8 – 3  
Western Illinois   2 – 4     7 – 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference dring the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its third season under head coach Mike Dunbar, the team compiled a 8–3 record overall and 3–3 mark against Gateway opponents.

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Helming with 3,469 passing yards, Mike Furrey with 1,179 receiving yards, and Adam Benge with 778 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.at No. 6 McNeese State*No. 16
W 41–1716,370[2]
September 116:00 p.m.at Ohio*No. 9
W 36–2121,275[3]
September 186:30 p.m.Central Washington*No. 6
W 44–711,304[4]
September 256:30 p.m.No. 25 Southern IllinoisNo. 4
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–1413,840[5]
October 23:30 p.m.at No. 10 Illinois StateNo. 5
L 28–4711,378[6]
October 91:30 p.m.Cal Poly*daggerNo. 9
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 42–2114,292[7]
October 161:30 p.m.at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 8
W 29–1715,547[8]
October 233:05 p.m.No. 9 Youngstown StateNo. 7
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
Gateway TVL 20–2910,163[9]
October 306:30 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 14
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 44–219,604[10]
November 131:05 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 11
L 27–468,574[11]
November 206:30 p.m.Southwest Minnesota State*No. 18
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 55–1410,347[12]

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Roster

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1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Dymon Adams Sr
WR 3 Eddie Berlin Jr
WR 4 Mike Furrey Sr
C 63 Brad Meester Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 18 Regi Vettraino Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-04-11

Team players drafted in the NFL

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The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Brad Meester Center 2 60 Jacksonville Jaguars

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References

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  1. ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". Archived from the original on May 28, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Northern Iowa vs McNeese State". Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Northern Iowa vs Ohio". Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Central Washington vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on April 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Southern Illinois vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on April 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Northern Iowa vs Illinois State". Archived from the original on October 3, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cal Poly vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Northern Iowa vs Southwest Mo. State". Archived from the original on May 3, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Youngstown State vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on April 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Indiana State vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on April 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Northern Iowa vs Western Illinois". Archived from the original on March 13, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Southwest State (MN) vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on April 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "1999 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "1999 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.


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