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UNI Football Opens 2018 With a Top-15 STATS Rank

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI football earned a top-15 ranking in the FCS and will open with a top-25 opponent, according to the 2018 STATS FCS Preseason poll released today.

With 11 games on the regular schedule, UNI will face five top-25 teams and in-state FBS opponent Iowa. Panther fans will see two top-15 matchups in the UNI-Dome when UNI hosts No. 1 North Dakota State Oct. 6 and South Dakota State Oct. 20.

Illinois State cracked the top 25 and will be visiting the UNI-Dome Nov. 3.

FCS national champion North Dakota State was an overwhelming No.