The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference.
[3] The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.
On November 14, Northern Iowa won its first back-to-back conference championships since the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Northern Iowa was awarded the third seed in the 2008 FCS playoffs.