Panthers Travel to Kinnick Stadium to Face Iowa

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vs #16/17 North Dakota

Oct 4

4 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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at #2/2 South Dakota State

Oct 11

2 p.m.

Brookings, S.D.

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vs #15/21 South Dakota

Oct 18

1 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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at #13/11 Southern Illinois

Oct 25

2 p.m.

Carbondale, Ill.

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at #6/4 Illinois State

Nov 1

2 p.m.

Normal, Ill.

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vs Murray State

Nov 8

1 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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at #1/1 North Dakota State

Nov 15

2:30 p.m.

Fargo, N.D.

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vs RV/#24 Youngstown State

Nov 22

1 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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THE GAME
UNI Panther football comes off of an early bye week and heads back on the road, this time right down I-380 as the Panthers travel to Iowa City for the cross-state game against the University of Iowa.

The Panthers are 0-1 after a slow start in the opening game at the University of Montana put UNI in a hole. The Panthers rallied in the second half, but couldn't overcome the deficit.

The Hawkeyes on the other hand are hosting their third consecutive home game to start the season. They defeated Northern Illinois 33-7 to start the season and defeated Iowa State 13-3 in the Cy-Hawk game.

In the opener, Briley Moore shined on the offense, pulling down five catches for 78 yards. Trevor Allen rushed for a team-high 50 yards while Marcus Weymiller, Colton Howell and Nick Fossey all found the end zone for UNI. Duncan Ferch led the defense with 12 tackles.

The Panthers look to get into the win column against an Iowa team that is among the FBS leaders in scoring defense, total defense and sacks. Quarterback Nate Stanley is 10-5 as a starter and 6-0 in non-conference games. He has a competition percentage of 52.9 and has one touchdown pass in the first two games. Toren Young leads rushing attack with 152 yards on 29 carries. The Iowa defense is led by Jack Hockaday with 13 total takcles on the year and A.J. Epenesa who has three sacks already this season.

NEED TO KNOW
• The Panthers are ranked No. 21 in the STATS FCS Preseason Poll and No. 18 in the FCS Coaches' Preseason Poll.
• Saturday's game is sold out to the capacity crowd of 70,585 in the newly expanded Kinnick Stadium.
• Running back Marcus Weymiller, offensive tackle Cal Twait, quarterback Eli Dunne and linebacker Duncan Ferch were announced as captains for the 2018 season by head coach Mark Farley at Monday's press Conference.
• Quarterback Eli Dunne returns after a 2017 campaign that saw him throe for 2,704 yards and 26 touchdowns.
• Leading rusher Marcus Weymiller is also back for the Panthers. He ran for 809 yards on 200 attempts last season.
• Briley Moore and Jaylin James, two of the Panthers' top three pass catchers return in 2018. The duo combined for over 70 catches for over 800 yards.
• On defense, second-leading tackler Duncan Ferch is back for UNI as well as TFL king Rickey Neal who earned preseason All-MVFC and All-American honors.
• UNI football travels to Kinnick Stadium for a cross-state matchup. The UNI Roster has 63 student-athletes that hail from Iowa while Iowa has a total of 50 listed.
• The Panthers are 1-16 all-time in the series with the only win coming in Cedar Falls in 1898, an 11-5 victory for the Tutors. The last three meetings have been close games, including a 17-16 Iowa win in 2009 that was preserved with a pair of block field goals in the final seconds.
• UNI is coming off of a bye week. The Panthers fell to Montana on the road in Missoula in the first meeting of the season 26-23. UNI outscored the Grizzlies 23-0 in the second half, but couldn't score the final three points to earn the win.
• The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network (BTN) check with your service provider for more details.

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