Northern Iowa

Official Name: 
University of Northern Iowa
Nickname: 
Purple Panthers
Mailing Address: 

UNI-Dome NW Upper
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0314

Website: 
www.unipanthers.com
Telephone: 
(319) 273-6354
Fax: 
(319) 273-3602
Enrollment: 
12,825
Arena: 

McLeod Center
Capacity: 7,018
Year Opened: 2006

School Colors: 
Purple and Old Gold
Conference: 

Missouri Valley (since 1992)
Former Member of Mid-Continent (1983-91)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1964

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010
3-6 record (.333)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1962, 1964, and 1979
5-4 record (.556)
Finished 4th in 1964

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1946, 1948, 1949, and 1953
2-4 record (.333)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Eldon Miller (12 years from 1987-98, 164-178 record, .480)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jason Reese (2,033 points from 1987-90)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Pete Spoden (1,104 from 1961-64 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Cam Johnson (40 points as senior at Drake on 2/12/94)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Cam Johnson* (40 at Drake)
February 12, 1994 (senior/21.1 ppg)
*Tied all-time Northern Iowa mark set by Jerry Waugh (40 vs. North Dakota on 2-27-68) when school was classified as a small college.

1

2

Total

Northern Iowa

49

53

102

Drake

38

41

79

Northern Iowa

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Johnson

14-25

0-0

4-5

40

Ellis

0-3

0-0

0-0

0

Anderson

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Madlock

1-2

1-2

0-0

3

Jones

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Carpenter

1-5

0-0

4-4

6

Blocker

12-18

0-0

6-8

31

Merfeld

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Rice

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Holterhaus

3-8

0-0

0-0

6

Sims

5-5

0-0

2-4

12

Totals

38-70

10-18

16-21

102

Percentages

.543

.556

.762

Drake

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

J. Allen

1-5

0-2

3-4

5

C. Allen

5-17

3-10

5-6

18

Washington

0-4

0-1

2-2

2

Surla

1-3

0-2

2-2

4

Knuckey

1-2

0-0

2-3

4

Rogers

6-12

0-1

4-5

16

Celestine

6-17

0-2

3-5

15

Caracoza

1-2

1-2

0-0

3

Gottlieb

0-2

0-2

0-0

0

Overton

4-6

1-1

0-2

9

King

1-4

0-0

0-0

2

Donner

0-3

0-0

1-2

1

Totals

26-77

5-23

22-31

79

Percentages

.338

.217

.710
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

1

1903

0-2

.000

1903

0-2

Charles A. Pell

3

1904-06

11-12

.478

1905, 1906

.500

Roy F. Seymour

3

1907-09

14-15

.483

1907

5-4

Clayton B. Simmons

1

1911

4-3

.571

1911

4-3

H.F. Pasini

2

1912-13

8-12

.400

1913

6-4

Allen P. Berkstresser

2

1914-15

10-12

.455

1914

6-4

Russell Glaesner

1

1919

2-6

.250

1919

2-6

Ivan Doseff

2

1920-21

14-14

.500

1921

7-5

L.L. Mendenhall

3

1922-24

27-7

.794

1923

10-1

Arthur D. Dickinson

12

1925-32, 34-37

102-66

.607

1925

10-1

Melvin Fritzel

1

1933

9-4

.692

1933

9-4

Oliver M. "Hon" Nordly

15

1938-54

166-127

.567

1950

16-5

Stanley Hall

2

1955-56

19-22

.463

1955

11-11

James H. Witham

5

1957-61

63-49

.562

1961

16-5

Norm Stewart

6

1962-67

97-42

.698

1964

23-4

Wesley "Zeke" Hogeland

6

1968-73

70-74

.486

1968

15-7

Jim Berry

13

1974-86

144-210

.407

1984

18-10

Eldon Miller

12

1987-98

164-178

.480

1990

23-9

Thurlon "Sam" Weaver

3

1999-2001

30-57

.345

2000

14-15

Greg McDermott

5

2002-06

90-63

.588

2006

23-10

Ben Jacobson

5

2007-11

109-57

.657

2010

30-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,159-1,042 (.527) from 1901 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Northern Iowa moved up to major-college status in 1981
  • UNI did not field a team in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II
  • Coaches are unknown for 1901, 1902 and 1918.