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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
South Dakota St
Jackrabbits
Missouri Valley (FCS)
17
36% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten (FBS)
27
64% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 9.78
TOTAL POINTS
44
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
South Dakota St
Northwestern
|
98
A+
|
Overall |
85
B
|
|
99
A+
|
Power |
83
B-
|
|
97
A+
|
Offensive |
75
C
|
|
99
A+
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Future) |
98
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| 61 | Overall | 49 |
| 91 | Power | 58 |
| 108 | Offensive | 87 |
| 76 | Defensive | 34 |
| 166 | SoS (Current) | 3 |
| 166 | SoS (Future) | 3 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
9-5 (64.3%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
5-3 (62.5%) |
Home |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
4-2 (66.7%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-5 (0%) |
|
6-4 (60%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-6 (33.3%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| #22 Montana St | Best Win | #36 Penn State |
| #256 Indiana St | Worst Loss | #52 Nebraska |
| 44 pts vs #358 Mercyhurst | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe |
| 31 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| 28.6 | Points per Game | 23.4 |
| 21.9 | Points Against | 19.8 |
| 27.5 | Home PPG | 28.7 |
| 16.8 | Home PA | 16.2 |
| 30 | Away PPG | 15.2 |
| 28.8 | Away PA | 26 |
| 112-76 | Opponent Record | 92-76 |
| 168.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 90.4 |
| W 7 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| Dec 6 at Montana (13-2) L 29-50 | Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 |
| Nov 29 vs New Hampshire (8-5) W 41-3 | Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 |
| Nov 22 at North Dakota (8-6) W 34-31 | Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 |
| Nov 15 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 21-35 | Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 |
| Nov 8 at South Dakota (10-5) L 17-24 | Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 |
| Nov 1 vs Indiana St (3-9) L 12-24 | Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 |
| Oct 25 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 7-38 | Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 |
| Oct 18 at Murray St (1-11) W 35-14 | Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 |
| Oct 11 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-3 | Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 |
| Oct 4 at Youngstown St (8-5) W 35-30 | Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Sep 27 vs Mercyhurst (5-7) W 51-7 | Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 |
| Sep 13 vs Drake (8-4) W 37-21 | Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 |
| Sep 6 at (22) Montana St (14-2) W 30-24 | Aug 30 at (18) Tulane (11-3) L 3-23 |
| Aug 30 vs Sacramento St (7-5) W 20-3 |