2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Ryan Clanton (2nd season)
  • Bodie Reeder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (10th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 0     15 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 3     11 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 3     7 5  
Northern Iowa   5 3     6 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 4     8 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
Missouri State   3 5     4 7  
Murray State   1 7     2 9  
Indiana State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for third in the MVFC. The team played home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.