South Dakota St at Northwestern Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 27.36
TOTAL POINTS
52
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
South Dakota St
Northwestern 
|
97
A+
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
99
A+
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
98
A+
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
99
A+
|
Defensive |
94
A
|
|
82
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
88
B+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
98
A+
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
98
A+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
95
A
|
RANKINGS
South Dakota StFCS
NorthwesternFBS
| 9 #105 overall |
Overall | 22 #22 overall |
| 2 #89 overall |
Power | 19 #19 overall |
| 3 #92 overall |
Offensive | 23 #23 overall |
| 1 #85 overall |
Defensive | 18 #18 overall |
| 57 #200 overall |
SoS (Current) | 44 #44 overall |
| 37 #176 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 22 #22 overall |
NorthwesternFBS #2294%
South Dakota StFCS #96%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Northwestern 94%, South Dakota St 6% at Northwestern.
Northwestern's win probability against South Dakota St is trending up — from 68% to 90% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against South Dakota St is trending up — from 73% to 92% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against South Dakota St is trending up — from 78% to 94% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern favored
South Dakota St favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At South Dakota St | Neutral | At Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 64% | 70% | 75% |
| Wk 1 | 59% | 65% | 71% |
| Wk 2 | 67% | 72% | 77% |
| Wk 3 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 4 | 79% | 83% | 87% |
| Wk 5 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Wk 6 | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 7 | 86% | 89% | 92% |
| Wk 8 | 89% | 91% | 93% |
| Wk 9 | 90% | 92% | 94% |
RECORDS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
6-2 (75%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| #72 Youngstown St | Best Win | #89 Penn State |
| #125 North Dakota | Worst Loss | #7 Indiana |
| 63 pts vs #597 Stetson | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #113 Colorado |
| 16 pts vs #22 Northwestern | Largest MOD | 6 pts vs #7 Indiana |
OTHER STATISTICS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| 37.1 | Points per Game | 34.7 |
| 15.8 | Points Against | 16.6 |
| 47.6 | Home PPG | 39.2 |
| 11.4 | Home PA | 13.2 |
| 19.7 | Away PPG | 23.5 |
| 23 | Away PA | 25 |
| 30-34 | Opponent Record | 25-28 |
| 275.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 103.6 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
South Dakota St
Northwestern
| Oct 24 | vs Murray St (1-7) | W42-9 | Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | W42-14 |
| Oct 17 | at North Dakota (6-3) | L10-21 | Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 |
| Oct 3 | at Illinois St (6-2) | W31-14 | Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 |
| Sep 26 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) | W42-7 | Oct 2 | vs Penn State (3-4) | W34-13 |
| Sep 19 | vs Youngstown St (6-2) | W27-20 | Sep 25 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | L23-29 |
| Sep 12 | vs New Haven (2-6) | W57-14 | Sep 19 | vs Colorado (2-5) | W41-7 |
| Sep 5 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L18-34 | Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W34-18 |
| Aug 29 | vs Stetson (1-7) | W70-7 |