1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 1 010 3 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 2 09 4 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 2 08 3 0
Illinois State 4 2 05 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 04 7 0
Western Illinois 1 5 04 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Gateway. Northern Iowa played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.