WCHA pre-season press conference
Rumors that UND football may play Northern Iowa?
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WCHA pre-season press conference review
April 27, 2006
Rumors that UND football may play Northern Iowa?
Posters on the "Panther Nation" message board report that local Iowa media are suggesting that UND may be the favorite to fill a hole in Northern Iowa's football schedule on September 9, 2006. Other reports indicate that UNI's coach has suggested North Dakota as a likely opponent at both booster functions and in a radio interview.
Though North Dakota has not yet released its 2006 football schedule, Mesa State's schedule shows that they expect the Sioux to visit Grand Junction on September 9.
Though Northern Iowa is a top I-AA team in the Gateway Football Conference and UND is a D-II team, the Panthers are no strangers to the Sioux. Northern Iowa was a member of the North Central Conference until 1977, when they reclassified as Division I. The teams have met 38 times between 1936 and 1978, with Northern Iowa holding a 25-13 edge over the Sioux.
Update May 3: The Grand Forks Herald now reports Sioux consider game against Northern Iowa.