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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Iowa
Panthers
Missouri Valley
15
29% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
South Dakota St
Jackrabbits
Missouri Valley
30
71% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota St by 14.96
TOTAL POINTS
45
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota St
|
82
B-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
91
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota St
| 267 | Overall | 61 |
| 176 | Power | 91 |
| 208 | Offensive | 108 |
| 154 | Defensive | 76 |
| 124 | SoS (Current) | 166 |
| 124 | SoS (Future) | 166 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota St
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
9-5 (64.3%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Away |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
3-4 (42.9%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
6-4 (60%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Iowa
South Dakota St
| #219 Eastern Washington | Best Win | #22 Montana St |
| #392 Utah Tech | Worst Loss | #256 Indiana St |
| 24 pts vs #281 Butler | Largest MOV | 44 pts vs #358 Mercyhurst |
| 32 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 31 pts vs #45 North Dakota St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota St
| 17.3 | Points per Game | 28.6 |
| 26.8 | Points Against | 21.9 |
| 23.2 | Home PPG | 27.5 |
| 21.5 | Home PA | 16.8 |
| 11.3 | Away PPG | 30 |
| 32 | Away PA | 28.8 |
| 84-74 | Opponent Record | 112-76 |
| 183.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 168.9 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 7 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota St
| Nov 22 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 32-35 | Dec 6 at Montana (13-2) L 29-50 |
| Nov 15 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-48 | Nov 29 vs New Hampshire (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Nov 8 vs Murray St (1-11) W 31-14 | Nov 22 at North Dakota (8-6) W 34-31 |
| Nov 1 at Illinois St (12-5) L 16-31 | Nov 15 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 21-35 |
| Oct 25 at Southern Illinois (7-5) L 17-31 | Nov 8 at South Dakota (10-5) L 17-24 |
| Oct 18 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 14-17 | Nov 1 vs Indiana St (3-9) L 12-24 |
| Oct 11 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 3-31 | Oct 25 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 7-38 |
| Oct 4 vs North Dakota (8-6) L 7-35 | Oct 18 at Murray St (1-11) W 35-14 |
| Sep 20 at Utah Tech (2-10) L 9-20 | Oct 11 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-3 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Washington (5-7) W 17-14 | Oct 4 at Youngstown St (8-5) W 35-30 |
| Sep 6 at Wyoming (4-8) L 7-31 | Sep 27 vs Mercyhurst (5-7) W 51-7 |
| Aug 30 vs Butler (6-6) W 38-14 | Sep 13 vs Drake (8-4) W 37-21 |
