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Northern Iowa Panthers Football Schedule 2026 (TV, Times)

Northern Iowa Panthers 2026 schedule: 11 games, 5 at home, 1 on national TV. Kickoff times, TV channels, results and a printable PDF.

Next 2 games

Date	Opponent	Kickoff	TV / stream
Sat, Nov 14	at South Dakota Coyotes	2:00 PM ET	ESPN+ / Midco Sports Plus
Sat, Nov 21	at Murray State Racers	2:00 PM ET	ESPN+

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Season so far

Record: 4-5 (from final scores)
Streak: L1
Games played: 9

Last 3 results

L 15–41 vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits Sat, Nov 7
W 45–23 vs. Indiana State Sycamores Sat, Oct 31
L 17–20 at Southern Illinois Salukis Sat, Oct 24

Next up

Northern Iowa Panthers at South Dakota Coyotes

When: Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM ET
Where: The DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD
TV / stream: ESPN+

Schedule and results. Initial times shown in U.S. Eastern time; the interactive view uses your selected time zone.
Date / kickoff	Matchup	TV / stream	Status
Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT	Northern Iowa Panthers at Eastern Washington Eagles	ESPN+	24–34 · Final
Sep 12, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT	Drake Bulldogs at Northern Iowa Panthers	ESPN+	14–56 · Final
Sep 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT	Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa Hawkeyes	FS1	0–55 · Final
Sep 26, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT	Illinois State Redbirds at Northern Iowa Panthers	ESPN+	21–28 · Final
Oct 10, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT	North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Northern Iowa Panthers	ESPN+	17–24 · Final
Oct 17, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT	Northern Iowa Panthers at Youngstown State Penguins	ESPN+	22–35 · Final
Oct 24, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT	Northern Iowa Panthers at Southern Illinois Salukis	ESPN+	17–20 · Final
Oct 31, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT	Indiana State Sycamores at Northern Iowa Panthers	ESPN+	23–45 · Final
Nov 7, 2026, 2:00 PM EST	South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Northern Iowa Panthers	ESPN+	41–15 · Final
Nov 14, 2026, 2:00 PM EST	Northern Iowa Panthers at South Dakota Coyotes	ESPN+	Scheduled
Nov 21, 2026, 2:00 PM EST	Northern Iowa Panthers at Murray State Racers	ESPN+	Scheduled

Northern Iowa Panthers schedule by the numbers

5 home
6 away
1 on national TV (0 still to play)
10 national streaming only

Games by month: Sep 2026 4 · Oct 2026 4 · Nov 2026 3

National TV counts games on a national broadcast or cable network (such as ESPN, Fox, TNT or a national conference network); streaming-only national games (such as Peacock, Prime Video or ESPN+) are counted separately, and local or regional channels are not included.

Plan the rest of Northern Iowa Panthers’ season

The available schedule contains 11 regular-season games: 9 completed and 2 not marked final. The remaining games include 0 at home, 2 away and 0 at neutral sites.

The next dated matchup is against South Dakota Coyotes on November 14. Use the schedule above for the latest kickoff and channel.

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Northern Iowa Panthers schedule notes

This page lists the regular-season games available from our sports data provider. Times and TV channels may change; unannounced details remain TBD. The PDF lists the games still to play (choose "PDF with past games" for the full regular season with games already played) and is a snapshot of the latest available data when downloaded.

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