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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Illinois
Huskies
Mountain West (FBS)
24
50% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley (FCS)
23
50% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Northern Illinois by 0.27
TOTAL POINTS
47
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
|
62
D-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
67
D
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
74
C
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
76
C
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
76
C
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| 220 | Overall | 69 |
| 122 | Power | 111 |
| 167 | Offensive | 114 |
| 90 | Defensive | 105 |
| 83 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 83 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| #211 Ball St | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #223 Eastern Michigan | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 42 pts vs #498 Massachusetts | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 39 pts vs #107 Toledo | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| 17.1 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 24.3 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 17.8 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 20.8 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 16.3 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 27.8 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 68-84 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 181.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| Nov 28 vs Kent St (5-7) L 31-35 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Nov 18 vs Western Michigan (10-4) L 19-35 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 12 at Massachusetts (0-12) W 45-3 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Nov 5 at Toledo (8-5) L 3-42 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Oct 25 vs Ball St (4-8) W 21-7 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Oct 18 at Ohio U. (9-4) L 21-48 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 11 at Eastern Michigan (4-8) L 10-16 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Oct 4 vs Miami OH (7-7) L 14-25 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Sep 27 vs San Diego St (9-4) L 3-6 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Sep 20 at Mississippi St (5-8) L 10-38 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 5 at Maryland (4-8) L 9-20 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Aug 30 vs Holy Cross (3-9) W 19-17 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |