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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
23
47% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois
Fighting Illini
Big Ten
25
53% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Illinois by 2.1
TOTAL POINTS
48
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northwestern
Illinois
|
86
B
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
83
B-
|
Power |
89
B+
|
|
76
C
|
Offensive |
88
B+
|
|
90
B+
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
91
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northwestern
Illinois
| 49 | Overall | 21 |
| 58 | Power | 35 |
| 87 | Offensive | 38 |
| 34 | Defensive | 36 |
| 3 | SoS (Current) | 28 |
| 3 | SoS (Future) | 28 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northwestern
Illinois
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
7-6 (53.8%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Home |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
3-6 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-1 (80%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northwestern
Illinois
| #36 Penn State | Best Win | #17 Southern Cal |
| #52 Nebraska | Worst Loss | #51 Wisconsin |
| 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe | Largest MOV | 49 pts vs #352 Western Illinois |
| 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal | Largest MOD | 53 pts vs #1 Indiana |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northwestern
Illinois
| 23.4 | Points per Game | 29.4 |
| 19.8 | Points Against | 23.6 |
| 28.7 | Home PPG | 31.3 |
| 16.2 | Home PA | 14.4 |
| 15.2 | Away PPG | 26.6 |
| 26 | Away PA | 35.6 |
| 92-76 | Opponent Record | 99-71 |
| 90.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 72.1 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northwestern
Illinois
| Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 | Dec 30 Tennessee (8-5) W 30-28 |
| Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 | Nov 29 vs Northwestern (7-6) W 20-13 |
| Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 | Nov 22 at Wisconsin (4-8) L 10-27 |
| Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 | Nov 15 vs Maryland (4-8) W 24-6 |
| Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 | Nov 1 vs Rutgers (5-7) W 35-13 |
| Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 | Oct 25 at Washington (9-4) L 25-42 |
| Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 | Oct 11 vs (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 16-34 |
| Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 | Oct 4 at Purdue (2-10) W 43-27 |
| Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 | Sep 27 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) W 34-32 |
| Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 | Sep 20 at (1) Indiana (16-0) L 10-63 |
| Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 | Sep 13 vs Western Michigan (10-4) W 38-0 |
| Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 | Sep 6 at Duke (9-5) W 45-19 |
| Aug 30 at (18) Tulane (11-3) L 3-23 | Aug 29 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 52-3 |
