UNH will face Northern Iowa

UNH football.jpgThe University of New Hampshire and the University of Northern Iowa football programs will meet in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the third time in the last four years when the teams tangle at Northern Iowa's UNI-Dome next Saturday.

Northern Iowa advanced by beating Maine, 40-15, in Saturday's first round. UNH beat Southern Illinois, 29-20, earlier in the day.

Northern Iowa beat UNH, 24-21, in Durham in 2005, and scored on a 24-yard TD pass from quarterback Eric Sanders to Montari Leonard with seven second to play to pull out a 38-35 victory in Iowa last season.

UNH grabbed the lead in last year's game when running back Chad Kackert scored on a 15-yard run with 1:16 to play, but Northern Iowa moved the ball 71 yards in 1:09 for the game-winning score.