ST. LOUIS – UNI Football was picked fifth in the MVFC Preseason Poll and 11 Panthers earned preseason All-Conference honors, including Jared Brinkman, Spencer Cuvelier and Matthew Cook on the first team, the league announced Tuesday.
The Panthers finished with a 3-4 record in the shortened spring season, but all four losses came against teams that made the playoff and the losses came by a total of 15 combined points. The Panthers return several players that missed the spring with injuries. UNI was one of three teams to garner a first-place vote.