Old Panther logo

[Trapped in California]

Does anyone have a digital version of the old panther logo from the late 80s / early 90s?

FYI, it is straight on version of a snarling panther with northern iowa spelled out in all caps, between two gold horizontal bars.

Have to say that I still like it better that the current profile version.

[Jonsoup]

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I might have one from some OLD programs send me a e-mail address or home address and I can copy it and send it to you.

[Newsbreaker]

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It seems like that logo was around forever!

I wasn't sure at first, but I've really grown to like this one.

[Jonsoup]

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I liked the OLD LOGO myself or the Script UNI on the football OLD GOLD football helmets.

[Newsbreaker]

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It would be nice to get some gold into those UNI's.

[Mountain Panther]

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It would be nice to get some gold into those UNI's.

Yep....and white home pants with some combination of purple and gold in the pants. Never liked the black pants. Love the current road uniforms.

[PurpleCatFan]

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I really like the present logo and I think it has a mass appeal reaching out to all ages transcending in more Panther merchandise being purchased.

[Jonsoup]

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Coach Farley likes the OLD GOLD color as he comments me on my hat all the time when I see him. Maybe I can get a bug in his ear to bring it back or we can call OPR on Monday and say something to Mr. Hartzel.

[clenz]

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I think we should go all purple home jersies and put some gold on the pants. The white pants doens't sound bad either. I also think that the logo at midfield should be redone to look like the current logo

[Panther-at-Arms]

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I love the black pants. I really do believe in the psychology of darker, more bold colors, having an effect on players attitudes. Plus white is SOOOO, like, 1980's.

At first I hated the NI at midfield, but then I realized (I'm a little slow) that it looks the same no matter which side of the field you sit on. Which is kinda cool.

[clenz]

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It does look the same which is neat. Maybe I would like it more if that 30 yard purple panther wans't still visibile under it.

[UNISAX4006]

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Just my two cents on the UNI logos.

I attended UNI when you could say we were having one of our identity crisis's. Yes there have been several, or how else does one explain the multiple names the school has had in it's history. In the five years I attended, we had at least 4 logos that I can think of being used during various point in my time at UNI (athletic logos only)

Anyway, I started at UNI at the very, very end of the "Snarling Panther" that is first referred to at the beginning of this thread. At the time they were in the middle of the transition to the "NI" which is currently on Sheriff Field. A year or two later they switched to the weird "UNI" where they took the "NI" logo and superimposed it on to the U. It was used on the MVC Arch Madness Tournament T-Shirt for 2001...I think. (unfortunately, it was also immortalized in NCAA 2003/2004, which ever year EA Sports first started including 1-AA teams).

Then the school unveiled the current logo which was referred to as the "flying panther head" or the "flying gopher head" among some of my friends. I really didn't like it at first, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why they decided to make ANOTHER logo change so soon. I did hear that a marketing company had designed it for the school for free, so one couldn't complain too much.

After a few months of seeing it though, the logo really started to grow on me. It was nice to see UNI finally have a modern looking logo that could be used in similar ways as Iowa and Iowa State's logos. And it was unique enough to glance at the Panther Head without any additional wording and you'd know it was UNI. I personally don't think any of the previous logos did that.

Now I can't imagine UNI Panther Athletics without it. The school/athletic department has really taken charge and developed a very strong brand image for the school helped by many Panther teams achieving unprecedented success in their respective sports.

I'm proud to wear the logo and fly the purple and gold colors wherever I am as an alumni and a fan.

note: I have several of the old logos saved. Contact me directly if you want a copy.

[UNIpanther99]

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This is the avatar I've used on Valleytalk for an number of years.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I am in the same boat as many of you. At first, I didn't understand the need for a change to the new logo and really didn't care for it when compared to the prior one (see above). It has really grown on me, though, for the same reasons UNISAX noted. I REALLY like it now. As for the NI in the middle of the field, I think this needs to go and was just commenting on this to my wife at the last game. I love the fact that in the 2005 run, the commentators kept saying that we are "UNI" and not so much "Northern Iowa", a la USC or UCLA. I think the NI confuses the issue and has maybe helped lead to the whole NIU confusion. I would like to see a big UNI or something that utilizes it in the middle of the field to keep that UNI branding that has been so strong.

[Panther89]

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Here is an interesting page that I have bookmarked. It shows many of the college and pro helmets and the changes made to them over the years. Interestingly enough, the one missing from the UNI page is the old script UNI one that was used when I was a student there in the 80s. Seems like they wore white pants at home back then too. Having lived out of state for 15 years, it was interesting to see all of the different designs in the time I was gone ('91-05) I'm not all that fond of the black pants, but I'd rather have those than the solid gold pants that Iowa State tried this year (they looked like McDonalds uniforms!) I do, however, LOVE the current logo. It's good, and it's very original.

Anyway, the page:

http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/