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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Iowa
Panthers
Missouri Valley
19
35% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
30
65% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Illinois St by 10.2
TOTAL POINTS
49
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northern Iowa
Illinois St
|
82
B-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Iowa
Illinois St
| 267 | Overall | 69 |
| 176 | Power | 111 |
| 208 | Offensive | 114 |
| 154 | Defensive | 105 |
| 124 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 124 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Iowa
Illinois St
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Iowa
Illinois St
| #219 Eastern Washington | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #392 Utah Tech | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 24 pts vs #281 Butler | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 32 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Iowa
Illinois St
| 17.3 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 26.8 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 23.2 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 21.5 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 11.3 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 32 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 84-74 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 183.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Iowa
Illinois St
| Nov 22 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 32-35 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Nov 15 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-48 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 8 vs Murray St (1-11) W 31-14 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Nov 1 at Illinois St (12-5) L 16-31 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Oct 25 at Southern Illinois (7-5) L 17-31 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Oct 18 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 14-17 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 11 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 3-31 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Oct 4 vs North Dakota (8-6) L 7-35 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Sep 20 at Utah Tech (2-10) L 9-20 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Washington (5-7) W 17-14 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 6 at Wyoming (4-8) L 7-31 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Aug 30 vs Butler (6-6) W 38-14 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |
