List of Northern Iowa Panthers football seasons

There was no football team fielded during the 1906 and 1907 seasons because it was deemed "...too severe to be played at the institution.

"[2] Northern Iowa did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II.

In 1982 the I-AA playoffs were expanded to 12 teams, with each of the top four seeds receiving a first-round bye and a home game in the quarterfinals.

In its ninth season of 1986, the I-AA playoffs were expanded again, to the present 16-team format, requiring four post-season victories to win the title.

In April 2008 the NCAA announced that the playoff field will again expand to include 20 teams beginning in 2010.