***Game 12: WIU at UNI***

[sevelev711]

That's really insightful...thanks for adding value.
Playoff attendance if you don't qualify is zero.

We're in. Enjoy it.

Dang dude, not sure what put you in a mood, all I said was "I hope the attendance is good."

[panthergirl123]

As sports fans, we should be passionate about our team. Yesterday during the game at the start of the 4th quarter, I heard a commotion behind me and to the right after the pass interference call against Western Illinois. A male Western Illinois fan berated the refs for the call and got so upset that I saw him exit and not return. On a side note, about 5 minutes later a woman (either his wife or significant other who was with him) sheepishly leaves also. I commend that guy for having passion for his team given how their season has been. Many people on here express that level of passion for the Panthers. I just wish we would have more of it on game day in the stands from panther fans.

[TravelingPanther]

As sports fans, we should be passionate about our team. Yesterday during the game at the start of the 4th quarter, I heard a commotion behind me and to the right after the pass interference call against Western Illinois. A male Western Illinois fan berated the refs for the call and got so upset that I saw him exit and not return. On a side note, about 5 minutes later a woman (either his wife or significant other who was with him) sheepishly leaves also. I commend that guy for having passion for his team given how their season has been. Many people on here express that level of passion for the Panthers. I just wish we would have more of it on game day in the stands from panther fans.

Maybe he was just pretend to be mad so we didn't have to watch anymore. Lol

[ronfitch]

Of note, with the win over Western Illinois, the 2019 team went 6-0 in the Dome.

First season with six games won in the Dome since 2014 team, which went 5-1 in the regular season and then beat Stephen F. Austin in the Dome in the playoffs.

First season to go 6-0 in the Dome since 2011 team, which went 5-0 in the regular season and then beat Wolford in the Dome in the playoffs.

First season to go 6-0 in the Dome in regular season since the 2008 team, which then went 2-1 in the playoffs in the Dome.

UNI has been undefeated in the regular season in the Dome 16 of 44 seasons:
Mudra 1984, 1985, 1986;
Allen 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996;
Dunbar 1997;
Farley 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2019;

By my numbers* - which come from UNI Football Media Guides - the last win in the Dome puts Farley at .802 (92-23), lifting him back above the overall UNI winning percentage in the Dome which is now at .800 (216-54-1).

In the Dome, including playoff games:

Stan Sherriff 25-17-1 .581 1976-82
Darryl Mudra 30-3-0 .909 1983-87
Earle Bruce 2-3-0 .400 1988
Terry Allen 48-4-0 .923 1989-96
Mike Dunbar** 18-4-0 .818 1997-2000
Mark Farley 93-23-0 .802 2000-present

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*My numbers do not match - or did not match - what the AD put out in the pre-game media packets. I am going by what is in the UNI Football Media Guides. That inconsistency has been discussed on this forum in the past.

**Dunbar had one home loss held at Waterloo Central - the season opener - at the Dome's re-doming was behind schedule. That loss not counted in Dunbar's numbers.

And, because it is fun - at least to me - some history of the UNI-Dome:

https://library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/university-archives/building-histories/uni-dome

Yeah, it was tough to get built. Born-A-Panther's dad, Purple Reign, did a LOT of work getting the money lined up for the place.

[sevelev711]

Yeah, it was tough to get built. Born-A-Panther's dad, Purple Reign, did a LOT of work getting the money lined up for the place.

I always find it fun when I get reminded that not everyone here is just a random a-hole, like I am. Some people here are actually very involved.

[Born-a-Panther]

I always find it fun when I get reminded that not everyone here is just a random a-hole, like I am. Some people here are actually very involved.

It was literally my dad's first job out of college and after the Army. Fundraising to build the Dome. Great stories from back in those days. At the same time, Stan Sheriff made my mom head SID - literally unheard of in those days for females in athletics. It's how my parents met. And the rest is history.

Anyways, like many, UNI isn't just an institution or a hobby for us. It's a way of life, and I really do owe SO much of my life and my story to the Panthers.

[UNIdad]

It was literally my dad's first job out of college and after the Army. Fundraising to build the Dome. Great stories from back in those days. At the same time, Stan Sheriff made my mom head SID - literally unheard of in those days for females in athletics. It's how my parents met. And the rest is history.

Anyways, like many, UNI isn't just an institution or a hobby for us. It's a way of life, and I really do owe SO much of my life and my story to the Panthers.

Wow. I knew you had connections with the Athletic Department, but didn't know all that. You have some serious purple blood!