The 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the

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in the

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. The team was led by

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in his 18th season and played their home games in the

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place.

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Panthers placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams. Offense ''1st team'' Briley Moore – TE ''2nd team'' Marcus Weymiller – RB Isaiah Weston – WR Cal Twait – OL Defense ''1st team'' Rickey Neal Jr. – LB ''2nd team'' Xavior Williams – DB

Schedule

Ranking movements

Game summaries

At Montana

At Iowa

Hampton

At Indiana State

North Dakota State

At South Dakota

South Dakota State

At Western Illinois

Illinois State

At Youngstown State

Missouri State

Lamar—NCAA Division I First Round

At UC Davis—NCAA Division I Second Round

Personnel

Roster

References

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