2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 2002 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Farley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	7:05 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)*	No. 3	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–0
September 7	6:05 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	No. 2	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–45	40,085
September 21	4:05 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 6	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 31–24	13,142
September 28	8:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	No. 6	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 29–26 3OT
October 5	4:05 p.m.	No. 25 Western Kentucky	No. 6	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 12–31	14,684
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	No. 12	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–42	10,216	[1]
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Youngstown State	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 22–7	18,699
October 26	4:05 p.m.	Illinois State	No. 17	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 20–31	9,241	[2]
November 2	1:05 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 19–21
November 9	4:05 p.m.	at No. 8 Western Illinois		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 12–35	9,443	[3]
November 16	5:05 p.m.	Southwest Missouri State		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 25–24		[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

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