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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Iowa
Panthers
Missouri Valley
26
64% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Drake
Bulldogs
Pioneer
16
36% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Northern Iowa by 9.63
TOTAL POINTS
42
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northern Iowa
Drake
|
82
B-
|
Overall |
90
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
77
C+
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
72
C-
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
87
B
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
70
C-
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
70
C-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Iowa
Drake
| 267 | Overall | 182 |
| 176 | Power | 219 |
| 208 | Offensive | 271 |
| 154 | Defensive | 182 |
| 124 | SoS (Current) | 260 |
| 124 | SoS (Future) | 260 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Iowa
Drake
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
8-4 (66.7%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Away |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-3 (0%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Iowa
Drake
| #219 Eastern Washington | Best Win | #184 San Diego |
| #392 Utah Tech | Worst Loss | #249 St Thomas MN |
| 24 pts vs #281 Butler | Largest MOV | 45 pts vs #523 Davidson |
| 32 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #87 South Dakota |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Iowa
Drake
| 17.3 | Points per Game | 25.3 |
| 26.8 | Points Against | 17.7 |
| 23.2 | Home PPG | 31.4 |
| 21.5 | Home PA | 7.4 |
| 11.3 | Away PPG | 21 |
| 32 | Away PA | 25 |
| 84-74 | Opponent Record | 81-70 |
| 183.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 276.9 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Iowa
Drake
| Nov 22 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 32-35 | Nov 29 at South Dakota (10-5) L 17-38 |
| Nov 15 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-48 | Nov 22 vs Morehead St (6-6) W 17-10 |
| Nov 8 vs Murray St (1-11) W 31-14 | Nov 15 at Dayton (7-4) W 14-6 |
| Nov 1 at Illinois St (12-5) L 16-31 | Nov 8 vs St Thomas MN (7-5) L 13-20 |
| Oct 25 at Southern Illinois (7-5) L 17-31 | Nov 1 at Butler (6-6) W 24-19 |
| Oct 18 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 14-17 | Oct 25 at Marist (5-7) W 31-17 |
| Oct 11 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 3-31 | Oct 18 vs Davidson (2-10) W 45-0 |
| Oct 4 vs North Dakota (8-6) L 7-35 | Oct 11 at San Diego (8-4) W 19-16 |
| Sep 20 at Utah Tech (2-10) L 9-20 | Oct 4 vs Valparaiso (2-10) W 41-0 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Washington (5-7) W 17-14 | Sep 20 at South Dakota (10-5) L 21-42 |
| Sep 6 at Wyoming (4-8) L 7-31 | Sep 13 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 21-37 |
| Aug 30 vs Butler (6-6) W 38-14 | Aug 28 vs Upper Iowa (9-3) W 41-7 |
