2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team explained

The 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 21st-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At No. 7 (FBS) Iowa State

See also: 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team.

Statistics	UNI	ISU
First downs	13	17
Total yards	275	336
Rushes/yards	26/45	34/136
Passing yards	230	199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–34–2	21–26–0
Time of possession	28:48	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Will McElvain	21–34, 230 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Dom Williams	12 carries, 43 yards
Receiving	Quan Hampton	8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State	Passing		21–26, 199 yards
Rushing		23 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 88 yards

At Sacramento State

See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2021 St. Thomas Tommies football team.

Youngstown State

See also: 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

At No. 5 North Dakota State

See also: 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team.

No. 21 South Dakota

See also: 2021 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

At No. 6 South Dakota State

See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

No. 3 Southern Illinois

See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

At Illinois State

See also: 2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

At No. 16 Missouri State

See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team.

Statistics	UNI	MSU
First downs	22	18
Total yards	360	379
Rushes/yards	33/122	32/59
Passing yards	238	320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-30-2	22-30-0
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Theo Day	17/30, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Dom Williams	16 carries, 83 yards
Receiving	Deion McShane	6 catches, 86 yards, 2 TD
Missouri State	Passing	Jason Shelley	22/33, 320 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Tobias Little	10 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Naveon Mitchell	3 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD

Western Illinois

See also: 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.

FCS Playoffs

At No. 4 Eastern Washington–First Round

See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL draft.

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New Orleans Saints

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers Football Schedule.
2. Web site: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers Football Schedule. FBSchedules.com.