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CEDAR FALLS | Northern Iowa's 2015 football schedule will feature just one game with an FBS opponent and five home dates, according to the school's Media Relations Department.

The Panthers open next season with a Sept. 5 game at Iowa State. UNI's last appearance at Jack Trice Stadium came in 2013, when it beat the Cyclones, 28-20.

That's the only time in 2015 Mark Farley's team will take on an FBS program. Twice in the last three years -- 2012 and 2014 -- UNI has played two per season.

A pair of familiar non-conference opponents return to the schedule next fall.

Eastern Washington comes to the UNI-Dome Sept. 12 for the Panthers' home opener and the first installment in a home-and-home series. It'll be the sixth meeting between UNI and the Eagles, with the Panthers holding a 5-0 edge. But they have not played since a 41-38 victory for the Panthers in the 2005 FCS playoffs.

UNI meets Cal Poly for the first time since the 2002 season when it goes to California for a Sept. 19 game. The Panthers have won five of the six previous meetings, including the 29-26 triple overtime game 12 years ago.