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Roster Snapshot
#28 Love Adebayo
RB · 4 yrs
#39 Kaden Amigon-Suiter
RB · 3 yrs
#29 Joquez Beck
CB · 1 yrs
#50 Hyson Bey-Buie
DL · 4 yrs
Full Season Schedule & Results
11 Games| Date | Opponent | Result / Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Week 1
|
@
EWU
Eastern Washington Eagles
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L 24 - 34 |
|
Week 2
|
vs
DRKE
Drake Bulldogs
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|
W 56 - 14 |
|
Week 3
|
@
#18IOWA
Iowa Hawkeyes
📺 FS1
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L 0 - 55 |
|
Week 4
|
vs
ILST
Illinois State Redbirds
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W 28 - 21 |
|
Week 6
|
vs
UND
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
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|
W 24 - 17 |
|
Week 7
|
@
YSU
Youngstown State Penguins
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|
L 22 - 35 |
|
Week 8
|
@
SIU
Southern Illinois Salukis
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|
L 17 - 20 |
|
Week 9
|
vs
INST
Indiana State Sycamores
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|
Scheduled |
|
Week 10
|
vs
SDST
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
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|
Scheduled |
|
Week 11
|
@
SDAK
South Dakota Coyotes
📺 ESPN+
|
Scheduled |
|
Week 12
|
@
MUR
Murray State Racers
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|
Scheduled |
Northern Iowa Panthers Roster & Depth Chart
Head Coach: Todd StepsisOffense (52)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
28
Love Adebayo
#28
5' 8", 190 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
|
39
Kaden Amigon-Suiter
#39
6' 0", 210 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
|
1
Will Anderson
#1
6' 2", 200 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
QB |
|
72
Lance Berends
#72
6' 5", 300 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
75
Connor Best
#75
6' 3", 295 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
64
Hayden Bishop
#64
6' 3", 280 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
Kai Black
#17
6' 3", 245 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
TE |
|
43
Michael Bormann
#43
6' 1", 235 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
|
60
Joe Briesemeister
#60
6' 5", 275 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
63
Henry Bunn
#63
6' 4", 290 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
22
Christian Collins
#22
5' 10", 210 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
|
84
Ian Collins
#84
6' 0", 187 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
16
Cyrus Courtney
#16
6' 2", 195 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
Jaxon Dailey
#15
6' 3", 230 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
QB |
|
83
Kaleb Diers
#83
6' 6", 250 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
TE |
|
87
Sam Drexler
#87
6' 1", 185 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
6
Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
#6
6' 3", 210 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
71
Dylan Escalante
#71
6' 6", 310 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
78
Colby Eskildsen
#78
6' 7", 290 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
72
Yusif Fofanah
#72
6' 5", 285 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
Graham Friedrichsen
#19
6' 2", 207 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
Vincenzo Gianforte
#3
6' 0", 208 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
QB |
|
14
Ben Gordon
#14
6' 1", 200 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
68
Gracen Gruver
#68
6' 3", 295 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
62
Jack Hearne
#62
6' 2", 305 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
Taj Hughes
#25
5' 9", 185 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
|
81
Briggs Hughston
#81
6' 6", 250 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
TE |
|
66
Carson Hynes
#66
6' 7", 315 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
27
Caleb Kamara
#27
5' 10", 180 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
Kyle Kelly
#77
6' 5", 305 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
13
Caden Klein
#13
5' 9", 185 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
RB |
|
80
Sutton Koller
#80
5' 11", 180 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
76
Ben Kuehnast
#76
6' 7", 320 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
67
Landen Kuennen
#67
6' 5", 305 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
11
Grant Larkin
#11
6' 0", 196 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
18
Brady McCullough
#18
6' 4", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
TE |
|
7
Cale McThenia
#7
6' 3", 212 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
QB |
|
79
Gabe Meaney
#79
6' 6", 270 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
42
Zach Mehmert
#42
6' 5", 260 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
TE |
|
61
Andrew Monsivais
#61
6' 1", 305 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
70
Max Nelson
#70
6' 6", 280 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
8
Jayce Nixon
#8
6' 0", 205 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
QB |
|
4
Tay Norman
#4
6' 2", 190 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
Ayden Price
#2
6' 0", 198 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
9
Kaz Rebarcak
#9
6' 3", 210 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
QB |
|
85
Will Remmert
#85
5' 10", 175 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
73
Luke Reth
#73
6' 4", 305 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
0
JC Roque Jr.
#0
5' 9", 180 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
65
Colt Schipper
#65
6' 4", 280 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
|
82
Jamiir Sloan
#82
5' 11", 155 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
WR |
|
46
Cedar Smith
#46
6' 4", 215 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
TE |
|
74
Kailer Smith
#74
6' 6", 285 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
OL |
Defense (41)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
29
Joquez Beck
#29
5' 11", 170 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
CB |
|
50
Hyson Bey-Buie
#50
6' 4", 275 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
Gene Blalock
#9
6' 3", 305 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
41
Avery Buckner
#41
6' 0", 170 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
CB |
|
34
Brock Carpenter
#34
6' 1", 200 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
32
Lamarious Clark
#32
5' 11", 170 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
CB |
|
37
Tyson Cooreman
#37
6' 4", 230 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
55
Tate Doggett
#55
6' 2", 210 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
57
Aidan Ducharme
#57
6' 0", 220 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
99
Braylon Evans
#99
6' 5", 300 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
20
Evan Freeney
#20
6' 0", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
98
Kolby Gibbons
#98
6' 5", 235 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
69
Gavin Holt
#69
6' 2", 260 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
26
Elijah Hoyt
#26
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
35
Anthony Isley
#35
6' 0", 192 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
23
Jajuan Jackson
#23
5' 10", 170 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
CB |
|
21
Calvin Jaworski
#21
6' 2", 205 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
51
BJ Johnson
#51
6' 2", 225 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
48
Connor Kayser
#48
6' 4", 225 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
53
Jarrett Kies
#53
6' 3", 235 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
90
Ryan Kuennen
#90
6' 4", 290 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
1
Jordan McClom
#1
6' 2", 203 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
36
Braden McShane
#36
6' 3", 230 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
93
Aidan Miller
#93
6' 4", 285 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
10
Kolben Miller
#10
6' 2", 220 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
91
Benton Mohrmann
#91
6' 5", 225 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
7
Alonzo Morgan III
#7
5' 10", 185 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
CB |
|
5
Jaylen Pettus
#5
6' 3", 260 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
8
Isaiah Pinks
#8
6' 2", 200 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
CB |
|
33
John Powers
#33
6' 2", 233 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
Andrew Price
#6
6' 1", 210 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
59
Brooks Ragland
#59
6' 2", 225 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
Axel Ramazani
#44
6' 3", 250 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
30
Xhavion Reese
#30
6' 0", 205 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
40
Franz Reisz
#40
6' 5", 255 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
56
Aidan Salow
#56
6' 3", 280 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
12
Tate Sander
#12
6' 0", 210 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
S |
|
95
Max Schmeltzer
#95
6' 5", 260 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
31
Ethan Schoville
#31
6' 1", 217 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LB |
|
54
John Spellers
#54
6' 5", 220 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
|
92
Jackson Stortz
#92
6' 4", 295 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
DL |
Special Teams (7)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
64
Rico Alvarenga-Servellon
#64
5' 9", 195 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
PK |
|
52
Gavin Averbeck
#52
6' 0", 210 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LS |
|
0
Max Bartachek
#0
6' 2", 190 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
PK |
|
2
Logan Gregory
#2
5' 11", 195 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
P |
|
49
Kyle Kopczynski
#49
6' 7", 260 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
LS |
|
38
Blake Pankratz
#38
6' 1", 200 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
P |
|
65
Jimmy Scott
#65
6' 3", 215 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Northern Iowa
|
PK |
Northern Iowa Panthers Statistics & League Rankings
Official ESPN statistical splitPassing
Completion Percentage
61.3
Completions
130
Interception Percentage
1.90
Interceptions
4
Longest Pass
68
Net Passing Yards
1,487
Net Passing Yards Per Game
212.4
Passing Attempts
212
Passing Touchdown %
5.20
Passing Touchdowns
11
Passer Rating
133.4
Total Sacks
21
Sack Yards Lost
144
Yards Per Pass Attempt
7.0
Passing Yards
1,487
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
Team Games Played
7
Yards Per Game
319.1
Total Points Per Game
24.4
Total Points
171
Total Touchdowns
23
Passing Yards Per Game
212.4
Comp-Att
130-212
Sacks-Yards Lost
21-144
Rushing
Rushing Attempts
231
Rushing Yards
747
Yards Per Rush Attempt
3.2
Long Rushing
43
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
Rushing Touchdowns
10
Rushing Yards Per Game
106.7
Rushing Fumbles
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
Rushing 1st downs
43
Team Games Played
7
Total Yards
2,234
Total Offensive Plays
464
Total Points Per Game
24.4
Total Points
171
Total Touchdowns
23
Receiving
Receptions
130
Receiving Targets
0
Receiving Yards
1,487
Receiving Yards
1,487
Receiving Touchdowns
11
Long Reception
68
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
Receiving Yards Per Game
212.4
Receiving Fumbles
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
Receiving Yards After Catch
47
Receiving First Downs
64
Team Games Played
7
Yards Per Reception
11.4
Total Points Per Game
24.4
Total Points
171
Total Touchdowns
23
Miscellaneous
Total 1st downs
133
Rushing 1st downs
43
Passing 1st downs
66
1st downs by penalty
24
Third Down Conversions
33
Third Down Attempts
92
3rd down %
35.87
Fourth Down Conversions
7
First Downs Attempts
13
4th down %
53.85
Total Penalties
44
Total Penalty Yards
403
Possession Time Seconds
13407
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
Total Takeaways
14
Total Giveaways
6
Turnover Ratio
8
Fumbles Lost
0
3rd down efficiency
33-92
4th down efficiency
7-13
Total-Yards
44-403
Defense
Solo Tackles
240
Assist Tackles
244
Total Tackles
484
Sacks
12
Sack Yards
103
Stuffs
45
Passes Defended
26
Average Interception Yards
30.7
Long Interception
80
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
Kicks Blocked
2
Tackles For Loss
27
Team Games Played
7
Defensive Interceptions
Interceptions
6
Interception Yards
184
Interception Touchdowns
1
INT: Total
6-184
General
Fumbles
8
Forced Fumbles
7
Fumbles Recovered
10
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
Games Played
7
Fumbles-Lost
8-0
Returning
Kick Returns
12
Kick Return Yards
212
Yards Per Kick Return
17.7
Long Kick Return
28
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
Punt Returns
7
Punt Return Yards
63
Yards Per Punt Return
9.0
Long Punt Return
47
Punt Return Touchdowns
1
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
Team Games Played
7
Punt: Total
7-63
Kicking
Field Goal Made
4
Field Goal Attempts
10
Field Goal Percentage
40.0
Long Field Goal Made
45
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
5
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
2
Field Goal Attempts 50+
1
Extra Points Made
21
Extra Point Attempts
22
Extra Point Percentage
95.5
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
2
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
Field Goals Made 50+
0
Total Kicking Points
33
Team Games Played
7
Touchback Percentage
32
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
Kickoff Returns
0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
FG: Good-Attempts
4-10
Punting
Punts
28
Punt Yards
1,206
Long Punt
71
Gross Average Punt Yards
43.1
Net Average Punt Yards
43.1
Punts Blocked
0
Punts Inside 20
8
Touchbacks
4
Fair Catches
10
Punt Returns
11
Punt Return Yards
0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
Team Games Played
7
Punt: Total Yards
28-1,206
Scoring
Rushing Touchdowns
10
Receiving Touchdowns
11
Return Touchdowns
1
Total Touchdowns
22
Field Goals
4
Kick Extra Points
21
Total Two Point Conversions
0
Total Points
171
Total Points Per Game
24.4