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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Illinois
Huskies
Mountain West
6
16% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Big Ten
33
84% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 26.39
TOTAL POINTS
39
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
|
62
D-
|
Overall |
94
A-
|
|
67
D
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
85
B
|
|
74
C
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
76
C
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
76
C
|
SoS (Future) |
87
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| 220 | Overall | 20 |
| 122 | Power | 21 |
| 167 | Offensive | 51 |
| 90 | Defensive | 9 |
| 83 | SoS (Current) | 41 |
| 83 | SoS (Future) | 41 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Home |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-4 (50%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| #211 Ball St | Best Win | #24 Vanderbilt |
| #223 Eastern Michigan | Worst Loss | #30 Iowa St |
| 42 pts vs #498 Massachusetts | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #498 Massachusetts |
| 39 pts vs #107 Toledo | Largest MOD | 5 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| 17.1 | Points per Game | 29.3 |
| 24.3 | Points Against | 16.1 |
| 17.8 | Home PPG | 28.3 |
| 20.8 | Home PA | 13.7 |
| 16.3 | Away PPG | 29.8 |
| 27.8 | Away PA | 17.2 |
| 68-84 | Opponent Record | 93-75 |
| 181.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 105.1 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 3 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| Nov 28 vs Kent St (5-7) L 31-35 | Dec 31 (24) Vanderbilt (10-3) W 34-27 |
| Nov 18 vs Western Michigan (10-4) L 19-35 | Nov 28 at Nebraska (7-6) W 40-16 |
| Nov 12 at Massachusetts (0-12) W 45-3 | Nov 22 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 20-17 |
| Nov 5 at Toledo (8-5) L 3-42 | Nov 15 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 21-26 |
| Oct 25 vs Ball St (4-8) W 21-7 | Nov 8 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 16-18 |
| Oct 18 at Ohio U. (9-4) L 21-48 | Oct 25 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Oct 11 at Eastern Michigan (4-8) L 10-16 | Oct 18 vs Penn State (7-6) W 25-24 |
| Oct 4 vs Miami OH (7-7) L 14-25 | Oct 11 at Wisconsin (4-8) W 37-0 |
| Sep 27 vs San Diego St (9-4) L 3-6 | Sep 27 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 15-20 |
| Sep 20 at Mississippi St (5-8) L 10-38 | Sep 19 at Rutgers (5-7) W 38-28 |
| Sep 5 at Maryland (4-8) L 9-20 | Sep 13 vs Massachusetts (0-12) W 47-7 |
| Aug 30 vs Holy Cross (3-9) W 19-17 | Sep 6 at Iowa St (8-4) L 13-16 |
