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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
17
40% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Big Ten
23
60% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 6.78
TOTAL POINTS
40
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northwestern
Iowa
|
86
B
|
Overall |
94
A-
|
|
83
B-
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
76
C
|
Offensive |
85
B
|
|
90
B+
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
87
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northwestern
Iowa
| 49 | Overall | 20 |
| 58 | Power | 21 |
| 87 | Offensive | 51 |
| 34 | Defensive | 9 |
| 3 | SoS (Current) | 41 |
| 3 | SoS (Future) | 41 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northwestern
Iowa
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
7-6 (53.8%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Home |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
3-6 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-4 (50%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northwestern
Iowa
| #36 Penn State | Best Win | #24 Vanderbilt |
| #52 Nebraska | Worst Loss | #30 Iowa St |
| 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #498 Massachusetts |
| 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal | Largest MOD | 5 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northwestern
Iowa
| 23.4 | Points per Game | 29.3 |
| 19.8 | Points Against | 16.1 |
| 28.7 | Home PPG | 28.3 |
| 16.2 | Home PA | 13.7 |
| 15.2 | Away PPG | 29.8 |
| 26 | Away PA | 17.2 |
| 92-76 | Opponent Record | 93-75 |
| 90.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 105.1 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 3 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northwestern
Iowa
| Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 | Dec 31 (24) Vanderbilt (10-3) W 34-27 |
| Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 | Nov 28 at Nebraska (7-6) W 40-16 |
| Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 | Nov 22 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 20-17 |
| Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 | Nov 15 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 21-26 |
| Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 | Nov 8 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 16-18 |
| Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 | Oct 25 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 | Oct 18 vs Penn State (7-6) W 25-24 |
| Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 | Oct 11 at Wisconsin (4-8) W 37-0 |
| Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 | Sep 27 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 15-20 |
| Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 | Sep 19 at Rutgers (5-7) W 38-28 |
| Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 | Sep 13 vs Massachusetts (0-12) W 47-7 |
| Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 | Sep 6 at Iowa St (8-4) L 13-16 |
| Aug 30 at (18) Tulane (11-3) L 3-23 | Aug 30 vs Albany NY (2-10) W 34-7 |
