UNI had thought that Florida figured out their weekness right off the start by passing as Florida scored quickly. The gators were caught off guard by the amount of blitzes UNI were bringing. In one of the blitzes, LOLB Will Shaffer got to the QB, forced a fumble, recovered the fumble and then ran it in for a touchdown to tie the game in the first quarter at seven a piece. Florida would not go quietly though as they kept to Florida's strengths by passing. Florida passed for another TD in the first quarter to give Florida back the lead 14-7. That's all Florida would be able to score against the Panther's defense as the Panthers would force Florida to punt and eventually UNI would run the clock and begin scoring once in the final two quarters with rushing touchdowns by QB Robertson and HB Mikel LeShoure.
The UNI Panthers pulled off a fourth straight upset in as many weeks. Beginning with #19 Auburn, then #19 Georgia, then #7 LSU and now #4 Florida. The Panthers have really high hopes and are disappointed that their previous coach didn't enforce any discipline as the NCAA punished the Panthers. UNI will not be able to compete on TV, in any championships and be invited to any bowl games for another two years. Coach Pelini said that's fine with him as at the end of his first year at UNI will begin to build a strongforce. "Right now, I'm just showing everyone in the nation what I can turn a team into. We're 5-0 in the SEC conference right now. We were picked dead last, and to tell you the truth, by looking at this club I would have thought we wouldn't have been able to win more than two games, but all of my kids have promised to give me more than 100% as I showed them that I can win championships with any team."