2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team explained

The 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 24th-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Valparaiso

See also: 2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team.

Statistics	VAL	UNI
First downs	5	29
Total yards	137	481
Rushing yards	29	365
Passing yards	108	116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8-19-0	12-17-0
Time of possession	18:13	41:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing	Rowan Keefe	6/16, 101 yds
Rushing	Caron Tyler	2 car, 17 yds
Receiving	Mike Mansaray	3 rec, 79 yds
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	12/17, 116 yds, 3 TDs
Rushing	Tye Edwards	15 car, 177 yds, 2 TDs
Receiving	Layne Pryor	3 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team.

Statistics	UNI	STMN
First downs	16	19
Total yards	331	297
Rushing yards	232	129
Passing yards	99	168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-25-0	19-29-0
Time of possession	25:00	35:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	11/25, 99 yds
Rushing	Tye Edwards	14 car, 136 yds
Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 rec, 52 yds
St. Thomas (MN)	Passing	Michael Rostberg	15/23, 104 yds, 1 TD
Rushing	Hope Adebayo	20 car, 113 yds
Receiving	Patrick Wagner	8 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

at No. 23 (FBS) Nebraska

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Statistics	UNI	NEB
First downs	18	22
Total yards	301	423
Rushing yards	139	142
Passing yards	162	281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	20–26–1
Time of possession	38:07	21:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	13/25, 117 yards, INT
Rushing	Aidan Dunne	11 carries, 49 yards
Receiving	Sergio Morancy	2 receptions, 30 yards
Nebraska	Passing		17/23, 247 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		6 carries, 55 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 48 yards, TD

at Hawaii (FBS)

See also: 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

Statistics	UNI	HAW
First downs	13	29
Total yards	199	528
Rushing yards	72	149
Passing yards	127	379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–0	36–44–2
Time of possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	13/20, 104 yards
Rushing	Amauri Pesek-Hickson	6 carries, 43 yards
Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 receptions, 38 yards
Hawaii	Passing		35/43, 374 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Landon Sims	7 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving	Dekel Crowdus	3 receptions, 83 yards

No. 1 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

Statistics	SDST	UNI
First downs	17	16
Total yards	390	246
Rushing yards	139	66
Passing yards	251	180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-26-	17-31-2
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	16-22 223 yards 3 TD
Rushing	Kirby Vorhees	8 Carries 45 Yards
Receiving	Angel Johnson	2 Catches 78 Yards 1 TD
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	8-15 113 Yards 0 TD 2 INT
Rushing	Tye Edwards	12 Carries 62 Yards
Receiving	Sergio Morancy	6 Catches 73 Yards

at No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Statistics	UNI	SDAK
First downs	16	24
Total yards	311	513
Rushing yards	56	192
Passing yards	255	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-28-1	18-21-0
Time of possession	24:31	35:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Matthew Schecklman	18-26 250 yards 1 TD 1 INT
Rushing	Tye Edwards	19 carries 53 yards 1 TD
Receiving	Desmond Hutson	4 Receptions 94 Yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	17-20 284 Yards 2 TD
Rushing	Charles Pierre Jr	21 Carries 105 Yards 2 TD
Receiving	AJ Coons	2 Receptions 61 Yards 1 TD

at No. 9 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.

Statistics	UNI	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team.

Statistics	MOST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 1 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Statistics	UNI	NDSU
First downs	18	24
Total yards	344	422
Rushing yards	74	189
Passing yards	270	233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–32–0	18–21–0
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Matthew Schecklman	22/32, 270 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Tye Edwards	12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
North Dakota State	Passing		17/20, 216 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	CharMar Brown	18 carries, 124 yards, TD
Receiving	Bryce Lance	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

No. 18 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

Statistics	ILST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

Statistics	UNI	YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Youngstown State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Indiana State

See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

Statistics	INST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: Northern Iowa Football Schedule . FBSchedules . 20 March 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Football Schedule . UNI Athletics . 20 March 2024.