Panther football closes the home portion of the regular season against the Jackrabbits - UNI Athletics
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Panther football closes the home portion of the regular season against the Jackrabbits
UNI celebrates its seniors in the final regular-season matchup inside the UNI-Dome, hosting No. 5 SDSU.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa â The Panthers wrap up the home portion of the 2026 regular season against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on November 7 inside the UNI-Dome. UNI is looking for its first home victory over the Jacks since a 24-9 win in 2018. SDSU has won four consecutive games in the series, dating back to UNI's last win in a 26-17 contest in Brookings, S.D., in 2021.Â
UNI is facing its third top-five opponent inside the UNI-Dome this season, coming out victorious in the previous two, beating No. 3 Illinois State and No. 4 North Dakota. This is the first time since 2005 that Cats have beaten two top-five opponents in the same season. The Cats picked up a third top-5 victory that season in the penultimate contest of the year. According to UNI stats records, this is the first time in program history the Panthers have HOSTED three top-five teams in a single season.
UNI remains the ONLY team in the FCS that has two victories over opponents ranked in the Stats Perform top five this season.
The Panthers are coming off a bounce-back win inside the UNI-Dome on Saturday, their fourth consecutive win inside the walls of the UNI-Dome. A tightly-contested first half gave way to a Panther barrage in the fourth quarter, sealing a 45-23 victory inside the Dome for the Panthers to remain perfect in Cedar Falls.
Jaxon Dailey finished with 12 completions for 198 yards and a touchdown through the air. The ground game was dominant for the Panthers, recording 198 yards rushing. The running back room was led by Christian Collins with 107 yards and Xavier Terrell with 103; both scored a pair…
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