2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorMatt Entz (1st season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 3     9 4  
Indiana State   5 3     7 4  
Southern Illinois   5 3     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     7 4  
Northern Iowa   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   3 5     3 8  
Western Illinois   1 7     3 8  
South Dakota   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.