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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Illinois
Fighting Illini
Big Ten
22
47% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Big Ten
24
53% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 2.01
TOTAL POINTS
46
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Illinois
Iowa
|
93
A-
|
Overall |
94
A-
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
Offensive |
85
B
|
|
89
B+
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Future) |
87
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Illinois
Iowa
| 21 | Overall | 20 |
| 35 | Power | 21 |
| 38 | Offensive | 51 |
| 36 | Defensive | 9 |
| 28 | SoS (Current) | 41 |
| 28 | SoS (Future) | 41 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Illinois
Iowa
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
9-4 (69.2%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
6-1 (85.7%) |
Home |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
5-3 (62.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-4 (50%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Illinois
Iowa
| #17 Southern Cal | Best Win | #24 Vanderbilt |
| #51 Wisconsin | Worst Loss | #30 Iowa St |
| 49 pts vs #352 Western Illinois | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #498 Massachusetts |
| 53 pts vs #1 Indiana | Largest MOD | 5 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Illinois
Iowa
| 29.4 | Points per Game | 29.3 |
| 23.6 | Points Against | 16.1 |
| 31.3 | Home PPG | 28.3 |
| 14.4 | Home PA | 13.7 |
| 26.6 | Away PPG | 29.8 |
| 35.6 | Away PA | 17.2 |
| 99-71 | Opponent Record | 93-75 |
| 72.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 105.1 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 3 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Illinois
Iowa
| Dec 30 Tennessee (8-5) W 30-28 | Dec 31 (24) Vanderbilt (10-3) W 34-27 |
| Nov 29 vs Northwestern (7-6) W 20-13 | Nov 28 at Nebraska (7-6) W 40-16 |
| Nov 22 at Wisconsin (4-8) L 10-27 | Nov 22 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 20-17 |
| Nov 15 vs Maryland (4-8) W 24-6 | Nov 15 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 21-26 |
| Nov 1 vs Rutgers (5-7) W 35-13 | Nov 8 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 16-18 |
| Oct 25 at Washington (9-4) L 25-42 | Oct 25 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Oct 11 vs (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 16-34 | Oct 18 vs Penn State (7-6) W 25-24 |
| Oct 4 at Purdue (2-10) W 43-27 | Oct 11 at Wisconsin (4-8) W 37-0 |
| Sep 27 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) W 34-32 | Sep 27 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 15-20 |
| Sep 20 at (1) Indiana (16-0) L 10-63 | Sep 19 at Rutgers (5-7) W 38-28 |
| Sep 13 vs Western Michigan (10-4) W 38-0 | Sep 13 vs Massachusetts (0-12) W 47-7 |
| Sep 6 at Duke (9-5) W 45-19 | Sep 6 at Iowa St (8-4) L 13-16 |
| Aug 29 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 52-3 | Aug 30 vs Albany NY (2-10) W 34-7 |
