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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Iowa
Panthers
Missouri Valley (FCS)
3
9% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Big Ten (FBS)
39
91% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 36.87
TOTAL POINTS
42
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Northern Iowa
Iowa
|
82
B-
|
Overall |
94
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
85
B
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
87
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| 267 | Overall | 20 |
| 176 | Power | 21 |
| 208 | Offensive | 51 |
| 154 | Defensive | 9 |
| 124 | SoS (Current) | 41 |
| 124 | SoS (Future) | 41 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-4 (50%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| #219 Eastern Washington | Best Win | #24 Vanderbilt |
| #392 Utah Tech | Worst Loss | #30 Iowa St |
| 24 pts vs #281 Butler | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #498 Massachusetts |
| 32 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 5 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| 17.3 | Points per Game | 29.3 |
| 26.8 | Points Against | 16.1 |
| 23.2 | Home PPG | 28.3 |
| 21.5 | Home PA | 13.7 |
| 11.3 | Away PPG | 29.8 |
| 32 | Away PA | 17.2 |
| 84-74 | Opponent Record | 93-75 |
| 183.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 105.1 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 3 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| Nov 22 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 32-35 | Dec 31 (24) Vanderbilt (10-3) W 34-27 |
| Nov 15 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-48 | Nov 28 at Nebraska (7-6) W 40-16 |
| Nov 8 vs Murray St (1-11) W 31-14 | Nov 22 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 20-17 |
| Nov 1 at Illinois St (12-5) L 16-31 | Nov 15 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 21-26 |
| Oct 25 at Southern Illinois (7-5) L 17-31 | Nov 8 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 16-18 |
| Oct 18 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 14-17 | Oct 25 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Oct 11 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 3-31 | Oct 18 vs Penn State (7-6) W 25-24 |
| Oct 4 vs North Dakota (8-6) L 7-35 | Oct 11 at Wisconsin (4-8) W 37-0 |
| Sep 20 at Utah Tech (2-10) L 9-20 | Sep 27 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 15-20 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Washington (5-7) W 17-14 | Sep 19 at Rutgers (5-7) W 38-28 |
| Sep 6 at Wyoming (4-8) L 7-31 | Sep 13 vs Massachusetts (0-12) W 47-7 |
| Aug 30 vs Butler (6-6) W 38-14 | Sep 6 at Iowa St (8-4) L 13-16 |