Eric Barriere threw for one touchdown and ran for another and the Eastern Washington defense continually came up with big plays in a 19-9 win over Northern Iowa in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
AJ Green scored 35 points with four assists to lead Northern Iowa to a 90-80 win over No. 16 St. Bonaventure. Austin Phyfe and Nate Heise each had 15 points as the Panthers beat a ranked opponent for the first time since winning at then-No. 23 Colorado on Dec. 10, 2019.
Don Williams ran for 166 yards, including a 99-yard run for a second-quarter touchdown, as Northern Iowa used its defense to dominate Western Illinois, 41-3 in the season finale for both schools.
The Northern Iowa men’s rugby team is one of 16 that have qualified for the national tournament. With the tourney taking place in Charleston, South Carolina, they needed a little help to get there.
Caitlin Clark had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Monika Czinano added 16 points, leading No. 9 Iowa over Northern Iowa 82-61. Clark, a preseason Associated Press All-American, shot 9 of 22 from the field, including 4 of 13 on 3-pointers.
Jason Shelley ran for two touchdowns then fired a 55-yard scoring strike to Naveon Mitchell with 58 seconds left in the game to lift Missouri State to a 34-27 victory over Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action.
Jackson Waring fired a 27-yard touchdown pass to Austin Nagel in overtime to give Illinois State a 17-10 win over No. 13-ranked Northern Iowa, the Redbirds first overtime win since 2015.
Theo Day threw for 232 yards and a touchdown, Matthew Cook made four field goals, including a career-long 55-yarder, and Northern Iowa beat South Dakota State 26-17.
Carson Camp threw two touchdown passes, Travis Theis had 29 carries for 113 yards and a score, and South Dakota beat Northern Iowa 34-21. Camp was 16-of-20 passing for 153 yards with no interceptions.
Vance McShane’s life is about football and family. That’s why he wanted to join his older brother at Western Illinois. “I just wanted to follow after my older brother Steve so I just had in my head ‘I’m going to Western, nowhere else,” Vance said.But sometimes life has other plans.
Quincy Patterson passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more as North Dakota State powered past Northern Iowa 34-20 in a showdown of Missouri Valley Football Conference powers.
On Sunday morning in Tokyo former Northern Iowa Panther Jessica Heims made U.S. Paralympic history, and 6,000 miles away on Saturday night in Swisher the party was on in the Heims backyard.
Both Jessica Heims and Erin Kerkhoff will have somebody close by, who grew up just miles away, to lean on as they travel to the other side of the globe in the world’s biggest competition.
The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal between Northern Iowa and Drake was canceled Friday night because of a positive COVID-19 test and contract tracing within the Panthers program.
The third-ranked UNI Panthers opened up their spring football season with a 24-20 loss to #5 South Dakota State on Friday. With the loss, the Panthers drop to 0-1 while the Jackrabbits improve to 1-0.
The University of Northern Iowa announced on Monday it has received a gift of $2 million to put towards an outdoor artificial turf practice facility for the UNI football program.
The University of Northern Iowa Athletics Department launched on Wednesday the public phase of its UNI Fight Initiative to help offset the loss of revenue caused by the pandemic.
Former Northern Iowa defensive tackle Xavier Williams is a Super Bowl champion. In 2015, he joined the league as an undrafted free agent and continues to defy the odds.
