2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record11–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (5th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^  5 2   11 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^  5 2   9 4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +  5 2   8 3  
No. 22 Illinois State  4 3   7 4  
Western Kentucky  4 3   6 5  
Western Illinois  3 4   5 6  
Missouri State  2 5   4 6  
Indiana State  0 7   0 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.