Farley to step down as UNI’s football coach at end of season

CEDAR FALLS — University of Northern Iowa head football coach Mark Farley announced on Sunday he intends to retire at the end of the season.

Farley is the winningest football coach at UNI and in Missouri Valley Football Conference history with 182 wins, including seven conference titles, and guided the Panthers to the 2005 FCS National Championship game.

During Farley’s tenure, UNI players were named AP All-America selections 83 times and he guided the Panthers to 17 FCS playoff wins and sent 41 players to the National Football League.

The announcement comes after UNI’s loss on Saturday in Cedar Falls to Illinois State 31-9, as the Panthers dropped to 2-8 on the season and 0-6 in the conference.