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2017 Northern Iowa

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2017, game by game: lost at Iowa State 24–42; won vs. Cal Poly 45–38; lost at Southern Utah 21–24; won at Southern Illinois 24–17; lost vs. Western Illinois 29–38; won at South Dakota State 38–18; won vs. Youngstown State 19–14; lost at North Dakota State 14–30; won vs. South Dakota 34–29; won at Missouri State 25–10; won vs. Indiana State 41–3; won vs. Monmouth 46–7; lost at South Dakota State 22–37+39−18Lost 24–42 at Iowa State-18Iowa StateWon 45–38 vs. Cal Poly+7Cal PolyLost 21–24 at Southern Utah-3Southern UtahWon 24–17 at Southern Illinois+7Southern Illino…Lost 29–38 vs. Western Illinois-9Western IllinoisWon 38–18 at South Dakota State+20South Dakota St…Won 19–14 vs. Youngstown State+5Youngstown StateLost 14–30 at North Dakota State-16North Dakota St…Won 34–29 vs. South Dakota+5South DakotaWon 25–10 at Missouri State+15Missouri StateWon 41–3 vs. Indiana State+38Indiana StateWon 46–7 vs. Monmouth+39MonmouthLost 22–37 at South Dakota State-15South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atIowa StateL 24–⁠4234%
Sep 9vsCal PolyW 45–⁠3868%
Sep 16atSouthern UtahL 21–⁠2440%
Sep 30atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠1748%
Oct 7vsWestern IllinoisL 29–⁠3853%
Oct 14atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠1828%
Oct 21vsYoungstown StateW 19–⁠1452%
Oct 28atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠3021%
Nov 4vsSouth DakotaW 34–⁠2954%
Nov 11atMissouri StateW 25–⁠1067%
Nov 18vsIndiana StateW 41–⁠390%
Nov 25vsMonmouthW 46–⁠765%
Dec 2atSouth Dakota StateL 22–⁠3735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 37–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
382–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1461 +80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.8 No. 6 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 192
Offensive coordinator
Bill Salmon
Defensive coordinator
Jeremiah Johnson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsEli Dunne QB259 yds
Passing touchdownsEli Dunne QB3 TD
Rushing yardsTrevor Allen RB87 yds
Receiving yardsIsaiah Weston WR72 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Graham WR1 TD
TacklesJared Farley LB14 tkl
InterceptionsDuncan Ferch LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Terrell Carey WR★★★No. 1304
Mason Neisen OG★★No. 3045
Lazarus Fisher RB★★No. 3176
Tayshaun Cooper ATH
Chris Kolarevic OLB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers13.00.833
Offensive line12.00.770
Whole class32.30.790

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 5Daurice Fountain WRIndianapolis Colts

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠1
South Dakota State7–⁠211–⁠3
Northern Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠4
South Dakota4–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠11

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