1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Dunbar, the Panthers compiled a 8–3 record overall and 3–3 mark against Gateway opponents. Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
Record	8–3 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach	Mike Dunbar (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bret Ingalls (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Niemann (1st season)
Home stadium	UNI-Dome
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Illinois State $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		5	–	1					12	–	3
No. 15 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					8	–	3
Western Illinois		2	–	4					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Indiana State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Southern Illinois		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Helming with 3,469 passing yards, Mike Furrey with 1,179 receiving yards, and Adam Benge with 778 rushing yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 McNeese State*	No. 16	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 41–17	16,370	[2]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	No. 9	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 36–21	21,275	[3]
September 18	6:30 p.m.	Central Washington*	No. 6	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 44–7	11,304	[4]
September 25	6:30 p.m.	No. 25 Southern Illinois	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 34–14	13,840	[5]
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Illinois State	No. 5	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 28–47	11,378	[6]
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Cal Poly*	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 42–21	14,292	[7]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at Southwest Missouri State	No. 8	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 29–17	15,547	[8]
October 23	3:05 p.m.	No. 9 Youngstown State	No. 7	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	Gateway TV	L 20–29	10,163	[9]
October 30	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 14	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 44–21	9,604	[10]
November 13	1:05 p.m.	at Western Illinois	No. 11	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 27–46	8,574	[11]
November 20	6:30 p.m.	Southwest Minnesota State*	No. 18	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 55–14	10,347	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Dymon Adams Sr WR 3 Eddie Berlin Jr WR 4 Mike Furrey Sr C 63 Brad Meester Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 18 Regi Vettraino Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Dunbar Coordinators/assistant coaches Bret Ingalls Offensive coordinator Jay Niemann Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach Garrick McGee Wide receivers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-04-11

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Brad Meester	Center	2	60	Jacksonville Jaguars

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