Northern Iowa at Iowa Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 38.73
TOTAL POINTS
46
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Northern Iowa
Iowa 
|
89
B+
|
Overall |
90
A-
|
|
95
A
|
Power |
90
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
Offensive |
87
B+
|
|
95
A
|
Defensive |
93
A-
|
|
97
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
83
B-
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
90
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
RANKINGS
Northern IowaFCS
IowaFBS
| 34 #189 overall |
Overall | 32 #32 overall |
| 14 #146 overall |
Power | 32 #32 overall |
| 19 #149 overall |
Offensive | 44 #44 overall |
| 13 #142 overall |
Defensive | 21 #21 overall |
| 9 #119 overall |
SoS (Current) | 56 #56 overall |
| 12 #134 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 34 #34 overall |
IowaFBS #3298%
Northern IowaFCS #342%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Iowa 98%, Northern Iowa 2% at Iowa.
Iowa's win probability against Northern Iowa has held at 97% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Iowa's win probability against Northern Iowa has held at 98% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Iowa's win probability against Northern Iowa has held at 98% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Iowa favored
Northern Iowa favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Northern Iowa | Neutral | At Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 1 | 96% | 97% | 97% |
| Wk 2 | 98% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 3 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 4 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 5 | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 6 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 7 | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 8 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 9 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
RECORDS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Overall |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Home |
3-1 (75%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| #125 North Dakota | Best Win | #37 Michigan |
| #261 Eastern Washington | Worst Loss | #34 Minnesota |
| 42 pts vs #458 Drake | Largest MOV | 55 pts vs #189 Northern Iowa |
| 55 pts vs #32 Iowa | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #6 Ohio State |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| 24.4 | Points per Game | 28 |
| 28 | Points Against | 14.3 |
| 36 | Home PPG | 31.3 |
| 17.3 | Home PA | 11 |
| 15.8 | Away PPG | 23.7 |
| 36 | Away PA | 18.7 |
| 31-26 | Opponent Record | 25-24 |
| 182.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 116.3 |
| W 2 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Iowa
Iowa
| Oct 24 | at Southern Illinois (4-5) | L17-20 | Oct 24 | at Minnesota (5-2) | L10-13 |
| Oct 17 | at Youngstown St (6-2) | L22-35 | Oct 9 | at Washington (4-3) | W41-24 |
| Oct 10 | vs North Dakota (6-3) | W24-17 | Oct 3 | vs #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L14-31 |
| Sep 26 | vs Illinois St (6-2) | W28-21 | Sep 26 | at Michigan (4-3) | W20-19 |
| Sep 19 | at Iowa (5-2) | L0-55 | Sep 19 | vs Northern Iowa (3-4) | W55-0 |
| Sep 12 | vs Drake (2-6) | W56-14 | Sep 12 | vs Iowa St (3-4) | W16-13 |
| Sep 5 | at Eastern Washington (2-6) | L24-34 | Sep 5 | vs Northern Illinois (0-7) | W40-0 |