Box Score FINAL STATS "We made too many mistakes in the first half of the football game," head coach Mark Farley said. "We couldn't overcome that, but this is a type of game you have to have to mature and grow. I was watching our guys in the fourth quarter and I was very pleased with how they finished the game.
AMES, Iowa – Despite a hard-fought effort in front of a hostile crowd of 61,500, the Northern Iowa Panthers (0-1) fell to the Iowa State Cyclones (1-0) 42-24 to open the season on Saturday night in Ames.
Cyclones Defeat Panthers to Open 2017 Season
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