Iowa at Northwestern Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 0.94
TOTAL POINTS
49
UPDATED
Sunday, November 1, 2026
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RATINGS
Northwestern
Iowa 
|
91
A-
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
94
A
|
Power |
95
A
|
|
93
A-
|
Offensive |
90
A-
|
|
92
A-
|
Defensive |
97
A+
|
|
92
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
90
A-
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Full Season) |
91
A-
|
|
91
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
92
A-
|
|
92
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
94
A
|
RANKINGS
Northwestern
Iowa
| 28 #28 overall |
Overall | 21 #21 overall |
| 20 #20 overall |
Power | 16 #16 overall |
| 22 #22 overall |
Offensive | 32 #32 overall |
| 25 #25 overall |
Defensive | 9 #9 overall |
| 27 #27 overall |
SoS (Current) | 33 #33 overall |
| 20 #20 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 29 #29 overall |
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Iowa#2148%Wk 10 (Nov 1), 2026-27: Northwestern 52%, Iowa 48% at Northwestern.
Northwestern's win probability against Iowa has swung between 33% and 57% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 40% now.
Northwestern's win probability against Iowa has swung between 39% and 63% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 46% now.
Northwestern's win probability against Iowa has swung between 45% and 69% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 52% now.
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% |
| Wk 10 | 40% | 46% | 52% |
RECORDS
Northwestern
Iowa
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
6-2 (75%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northwestern
Iowa
| #59 Penn State | Best Win | #30 Wisconsin |
| #24 Oregon | Worst Loss | #34 Minnesota |
| 34 pts vs #84 Colorado | Largest MOV | 55 pts vs #162 Northern Iowa |
| 8 pts vs #24 Oregon | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #15 Ohio State |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northwestern
Iowa
| 33.6 | Points per Game | 28.3 |
| 18.8 | Points Against | 12.5 |
| 39.2 | Home PPG | 31 |
| 13.2 | Home PA | 8.8 |
| 24.3 | Away PPG | 23.7 |
| 28 | Away PA | 18.7 |
| 34-32 | Opponent Record | 34-30 |
| 87.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 95 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northwestern
Iowa
| Oct 31 | at #24 Oregon (5-3) | L26-34 | Oct 31 | vs Wisconsin (5-3) | W30-0 |
| Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-6) | W42-14 | Oct 24 | at Minnesota (5-3) | L10-13 |
| Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 | Oct 9 | at Washington (5-3) | W41-24 |
| Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 | Oct 3 | vs #15 Ohio State (6-2) | L14-31 |
| Oct 2 | vs Penn State (4-4) | W34-13 | Sep 26 | at Michigan (5-3) | W20-19 |
| Sep 25 | at #10 Indiana (8-1) | L23-29 | Sep 19 | vs Northern Iowa (4-4) | W55-0 |
| Sep 19 | vs Colorado (3-5) | W41-7 | Sep 12 | vs Iowa St (4-4) | W16-13 |
| Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (7-2) | W34-18 | Sep 5 | vs Northern Illinois (0-8) | W40-0 |