Photos: UNI Panthers football vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Action from Northern Iowa’s football season opener with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. SDSU won, 24-20.

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Northern Iowa Panthers quarterback Will McElvain (2) throws a pass in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Members of the Northern Iowa Panthers marching band perform the National Anthem at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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The Northern Iowa Panthers run onto the field at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits players kneel before the start of a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Eric Mooney (10) tackles South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Omar Brown (24) tackles South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits tight end Tucker Kraft (85) reaches for a touchdown pass as it is knocked away by Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Omar Brown (24) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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A woman adjusts a child’s mask so that it covers his nose in the stands at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers quarterback Will McElvain (2) throws a pass in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) recovers the ball as Northern Iowa Panthers linebacker Spencer Cuvelier (41) and Northern Iowa Panthers defensive lineman Caden Houghtelling (93) come in to tackle him in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers linebacker Spencer Cuvelier (41) reaches out as South Dakota State Jackrabbits tight end Zach Heins (87) loses control of the ball as he is tackled by Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Korby Sander (5) at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers players celebrate gaining possession of the ball in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Quan Hampton (4) pulls in a pass as he is tackled by South Dakota State Jackrabbits defensive back Cale Reeder (25) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Isaiah Weston (80) goes up for a pass as it is swatted down by South Dakota State Jackrabbits cornerback Don Gardner (21) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Isaiah Weston (80) and South Dakota State Jackrabbits cornerback Don Gardner (21) fall in the end zone after Gardner stopped a touchdown pass intended for Weston in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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A fan celebrates a pass in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers quarterback Will McElvain (2) scores a touchdown in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Coaches celebrate a touchdown by Northern Iowa Panthers quarterback Will McElvain (2) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers place kicker Nate Murphy (63) holds the ball as Northern Iowa Panthers place kicker Matthew Cook (97) kicks for an extra point in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers place kicker Nate Murphy (63) and Northern Iowa Panthers place kicker Matthew Cook (97) celebrate Cook’s extra point in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Korby Sander (5) celebrates after tackling South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers head coach Mark Farley watches action from the sidelines in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers running back Dom Williams (7) sidesteps as he is tackled by South Dakota State Jackrabbits linebacker Preston Tetzlaff (46) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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A father and son pose for a photo in the stands at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) stiff-arms Northern Iowa Panthers defensive lineman Brawntae Wells (91) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) looks to pass in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits tight end Zach Heins (87) rushes for a first down at the goal as he is tackled by Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Austin Evans (27) in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Players celebrate stopping a touchdown in the first quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits players celebrate a touchdown in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Zac Kibby (38) watches as South Dakota State Jackrabbits place kicker Cole Frahm (97) kicks off in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits safety Isaiah Stalbird (2) gains possession of the ball from Northern Iowa Panthers in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits linebacker Kinser Madison (57) and South Dakota State Jackrabbits safety Isaiah Stalbird (2) celebrate their possession of the ball in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) scores a touchdown in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers tight end Kyle Fourtenbary (42) blocks South Dakota State Jackrabbits defensive end Kevin Brenner (92) in the second quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers defensive lineman Brawntae Wells (91), Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Xavior Williams (9) and Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Omar Brown (24) celebrate Williams' fumble recovery in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Xavior Williams (9) recovers a fumble in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers players celebrate a fumble recovery by Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Xavior Williams (9) in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Tysen Kershaw (13) scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter as South Dakota State Jackrabbits cornerback DyShawn Gales (13) attempts to tackle him at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Tysen Kershaw (13) celebrates his touchdown in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers wide receiver Tysen Kershaw (13) and Northern Iowa Panthers offensive lineman Spencer Brown (76) celebrate Kershaw's touchdown in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) attempts to pull in a pass under pressure from Northern Iowa Panthers defensive back Austin Evans (27) in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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Northern Iowa Panthers players hold off a touchdown attempt in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) celebrates his touchdown in the fourth quarter at a Northern Iowa Panthers football game with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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