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2010 Northern Iowa

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2010, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 16–9; lost vs. Stephen F. Austin 20–22; lost at Iowa State 0–27; won vs. South Dakota State 24–14; lost at Southern Illinois 38–45; won at South Dakota 19–14; won vs. Illinois State 42–14; won at Youngstown State 34–30; won at Indiana State 30–20; won vs. Missouri State 38–14; lost at Western Illinois 14–30; lost vs. Lehigh 7–14+28−27Won 16–9 vs. North Dakota State+7North Dakota St…Lost 20–22 vs. Stephen F. Austin-2Stephen F. Aust…Lost 0–27 at Iowa State-27Iowa StateWon 24–14 vs. South Dakota State+10South Dakota St…Lost 38–45 at Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Won 19–14 at South Dakota+5South DakotaWon 42–14 vs. Illinois State+28Illinois StateWon 34–30 at Youngstown State+4Youngstown StateWon 30–20 at Indiana State+10Indiana StateWon 38–14 vs. Missouri State+24Missouri StateLost 14–30 at Western Illinois-16Western IllinoisLost 7–14 vs. Lehigh-7Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsNorth Dakota StateW 16–⁠970%
Sep 18vsStephen F. AustinL 20–⁠2264%
Sep 25atIowa StateL 0–⁠2737%
Oct 2vsSouth Dakota StateW 24–⁠1465%
Oct 9atSouthern IllinoisL 38–⁠4538%
Oct 16atSouth DakotaW 19–⁠1455%
Oct 23vsIllinois StateW 42–⁠1473%
Oct 30atYoungstown StateW 34–⁠3059%
Nov 6atIndiana StateW 30–⁠2068%
Nov 13vsMissouri StateW 38–⁠1477%
Nov 20atWestern IllinoisL 14–⁠3064%
Nov 27vsLehighNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 7–⁠1456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 14–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠253
Coach
—
Elo
1406 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.9 No. 19 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Bill Salmon and Mario Verduzco
Defensive coordinator
Chris Klieman

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State4–⁠45–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Youngstown State1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.