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2024 Northern Iowa

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2024, game by game: won vs. Valparaiso 35–7; won at St. Thomas (MN) 17–10; lost at No. 23 Nebraska 3–34; lost at Hawai’i 7–36; lost vs. South Dakota State 3–41; lost at South Dakota 17–42; lost at North Dakota 7–31; lost vs. Missouri State 42–49; lost at North Dakota State 19–42; lost vs. Illinois State 9–31; lost at Youngstown State 38–39; won vs. Indiana State 41–34+28−38Won 35–7 vs. Valparaiso+28ValparaisoWon 17–10 at St. Thomas (MN)+7St. Thomas (MN)Lost 3–34 at No. 23 Nebraska-31No. 23 NebraskaLost 7–36 at Hawai’i-29Hawai’iLost 3–41 vs. South Dakota State-38South Dakota St…Lost 17–42 at South Dakota-25South DakotaLost 7–31 at North Dakota-24North DakotaLost 42–49 vs. Missouri State-7Missouri StateLost 19–42 at North Dakota State-23North Dakota St…Lost 9–31 vs. Illinois State-22Illinois StateLost 38–39 at Youngstown State-1Youngstown StateWon 41–34 vs. Indiana State+7Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsValparaisoW 35–⁠774%
Sep 7atSt. Thomas (MN)W 17–⁠1050%
Sep 14at23NebraskaL 3–⁠3424%
Sep 21atHawai’iL 7–⁠3638%
Oct 5vsSouth Dakota StateL 3–⁠4123%
Oct 12atSouth DakotaL 17–⁠4226%
Oct 19atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠3131%
Oct 26vsMissouri StateL 42–⁠4939%
Nov 2atNorth Dakota StateL 19–⁠4211%
Nov 9vsIllinois StateL 9–⁠3143%
Nov 16atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠3935%
Nov 23vsIndiana StateW 41–⁠3464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana State 41–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 10th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠396
Coach
—
Elo
1243 −92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.5 No. 67 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 176

Leaders

Passing yardsMatthew Schecklman QB1,275 yds
Passing touchdownsAiden Dunne QB9 TD
Rushing yardsTye Edwards RB1,022 yds
Rushing touchdownsTye Edwards RB6 TD
Receiving yardsSergio Morancy WR543 yds
Receiving touchdownsSergio Morancy WR7 TD
TacklesTucker Langenberg LB15 tkl
InterceptionsFletcher Marshall Jr. CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Sam Thomas OL★★★★No. 357
Titus Cram ATH★★★No. 1158
Dillon Marshall LB★★No. 3084
Cale McThenia QB★★No. 3253
Brock Carpenter ATH

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.770
Offensive line14.00.900
Linebackers12.00.780
Athletes and specialists13.00.862
Whole class42.80.828

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.

Transfers in 4

The 2024 portal
Jeremiah Dervil S★★★from New Mexico State
Jaxon Dailey QB★★★from Arkansas State
Naahlyee Bryant LB★★from Western Michigan
Rodney Green Jr. DL★★from North Texas

Transfers out 3

Jahsiah Galvan LB★★★to Stanford
Dalesean Staley S★★★to San Diego State
William Frattalone Sno new school on file

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠112–⁠3
South Dakota7–⁠111–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois State6–⁠210–⁠4
Missouri State6–⁠28–⁠4
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠8
Indiana State3–⁠54–⁠8
North Dakota2–⁠65–⁠7
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Iowa1–⁠73–⁠9
Murray State0–⁠81–⁠11

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