Iowa at Northwestern Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 7.24
TOTAL POINTS
49
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Iowa
Northwestern 
|
90
A-
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
87
B+
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
94
A
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
90
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
90
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
95
A
|
RANKINGS
Iowa
Northwestern
| 32 #32 overall |
Overall | 22 #22 overall |
| 32 #32 overall |
Power | 19 #19 overall |
| 44 #44 overall |
Offensive | 23 #23 overall |
| 21 #21 overall |
Defensive | 18 #18 overall |
| 56 #56 overall |
SoS (Current) | 44 #44 overall |
| 34 #34 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 22 #22 overall |
Northwestern#2266%
Iowa#3234%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Northwestern 66%, Iowa 34% at Northwestern.
Northwestern's win probability against Iowa is trending up — from 24% to 54% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Iowa is trending up — from 29% to 61% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Iowa is trending up — from 34% to 66% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern favored
Iowa favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Iowa | Neutral | At Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 20% | 24% | 30% |
| Wk 1 | 24% | 29% | 35% |
| Wk 2 | 20% | 24% | 30% |
| Wk 3 | 24% | 29% | 34% |
| Wk 4 | 33% | 39% | 45% |
| Wk 5 | 38% | 44% | 50% |
| Wk 6 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 7 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 8 | 46% | 52% | 58% |
| Wk 9 | 54% | 61% | 66% |
RECORDS
Iowa
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
5-2 (71.4%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Iowa
Northwestern
| #37 Michigan | Best Win | #89 Penn State |
| #34 Minnesota | Worst Loss | #7 Indiana |
| 55 pts vs #189 Northern Iowa | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #113 Colorado |
| 17 pts vs #6 Ohio State | Largest MOD | 6 pts vs #7 Indiana |
OTHER STATISTICS
Iowa
Northwestern
| 28 | Points per Game | 34.7 |
| 14.3 | Points Against | 16.6 |
| 31.3 | Home PPG | 39.2 |
| 11 | Home PA | 13.2 |
| 23.7 | Away PPG | 23.5 |
| 18.7 | Away PA | 25 |
| 25-24 | Opponent Record | 25-28 |
| 116.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 103.6 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Iowa
Northwestern
| Oct 24 | at Minnesota (5-2) | L10-13 | Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | W42-14 |
| Oct 9 | at Washington (4-3) | W41-24 | Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 |
| Oct 3 | vs #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L14-31 | Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 |
| Sep 26 | at Michigan (4-3) | W20-19 | Oct 2 | vs Penn State (3-4) | W34-13 |
| Sep 19 | vs Northern Iowa (3-4) | W55-0 | Sep 25 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | L23-29 |
| Sep 12 | vs Iowa St (3-4) | W16-13 | Sep 19 | vs Colorado (2-5) | W41-7 |
| Sep 5 | vs Northern Illinois (0-7) | W40-0 | Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W34-18 |