2023 Northern Iowa
6–5 (5–3 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Illinois 50–6Nov 4
By 44 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Youngstown State 44–41Sep 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Iowa State | L 9–30 | 25% |
| Sep 9 | vs Weber State | L 17–34 | 46% |
| Sep 16 | at Idaho State | W 41–17 | 67% |
| Sep 30 | vs Youngstown State | W 44–41 | 55% |
| Oct 7 | at Indiana State | W 27–20 | 71% |
| Oct 14 | at South Dakota State | L 6–41 | 17% |
| Oct 21 | vs North Dakota | W 27–0 | 50% |
| Oct 28 | at Illinois State | W 24–21 | 48% |
| Nov 4 | vs Western Illinois | W 50–6 | 92% |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri State | L 16–35 | 60% |
| Nov 18 | vs North Dakota State | L 27–48 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 48–27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 288–293
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1352 −17 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.1 No. 21 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 178
- Offensive coordinators
- Ryan Clanton and Bodie Reeder
- Defensive coordinator
- Jeremiah Johnson
Leaders
| Passing yards | Theo Day QB | 2,840 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Theo Day QB | 16 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tye Edwards RB | 535 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Amauri Pesek-Hickson RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Sam Schnee RB | 1,045 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Sam Schnee RB | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Brodrick Calhoun DB | 7 tkl |
| Interceptions | Dalesean Staley S | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| Lance Berends DE | ★★★ | No. 2179 |
| Grant Larkin ATH | ★★★ | No. 2529 |
| Tyson Cooreman ATH | ★★ | No. 2678 |
| Luke Reth OL | ★★ | No. 2678 |
| Cole Dutkovich LB | ★★ | No. 2811 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.770 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.3 | 0.787 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.775 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.5 | 0.795 |
| Whole class | 9 | 2.2 | 0.784 |
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 2024
The 2024 draft| Rd 6 | Khristian Boyd DT | New Orleans Saints |
Transfers in 4
The 2023 portal Cartez Crook-Jones DL | ★★★ | from  Kansas State |
 Josh Volk OL | ★★★ | from  Iowa |
 Kamonte Grimes WR | ★★★ | from  Nebraska |
 Kyle Kelly OT | ★★★ | from  Arkansas State |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 8–0 | 15–0 | |
 South Dakota | 7–1 | 10–3 | |
| North Dakota State | 5–3 | 11–4 | |
| Youngstown State | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| North Dakota | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Northern Iowa | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 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 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.