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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northern Iowa
Panthers
Missouri Valley
19
33% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
South Dakota
Coyotes
Missouri Valley
30
67% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota by 11.33
TOTAL POINTS
49
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
|
82
B-
|
Overall |
97
A+
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
94
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
96
A
|
|
99
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
96
A
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
| 267 | Overall | 96 |
| 176 | Power | 133 |
| 208 | Offensive | 142 |
| 154 | Defensive | 125 |
| 124 | SoS (Current) | 148 |
| 124 | SoS (Future) | 148 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
10-5 (66.7%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Away |
4-4 (50%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
6-5 (54.5%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
| #219 Eastern Washington | Best Win | #96 South Dakota St |
| #392 Utah Tech | Worst Loss | #164 Lamar |
| 24 pts vs #281 Butler | Largest MOV | 47 pts vs #154 Mercer |
| 32 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 48 pts vs #30 Iowa St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
| 17.3 | Points per Game | 28.5 |
| 26.8 | Points Against | 26.3 |
| 23.2 | Home PPG | 30.9 |
| 21.5 | Home PA | 19.7 |
| 11.3 | Away PPG | 26.4 |
| 32 | Away PA | 32.1 |
| 84-74 | Opponent Record | 113-81 |
| 183.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 163.3 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
| Nov 22 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 32-35 | Dec 13 at Montana (13-2) L 42-52 |
| Nov 15 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-48 | Dec 6 at Mercer (9-3) W 47-0 |
| Nov 8 vs Murray St (1-11) W 31-14 | Nov 29 vs Drake (8-4) W 38-17 |
| Nov 1 at Illinois St (12-5) L 16-31 | Nov 15 at Southern Illinois (7-5) W 53-51 |
| Oct 25 at Southern Illinois (7-5) L 17-31 | Nov 8 vs South Dakota St (9-5) W 24-17 |
| Oct 18 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 14-17 | Nov 1 vs North Dakota (8-6) W 26-21 |
| Oct 11 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 3-31 | Oct 25 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 13-21 |
| Oct 4 vs North Dakota (8-6) L 7-35 | Oct 18 at Northern Iowa (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Sep 20 at Utah Tech (2-10) L 9-20 | Oct 11 at Indiana St (3-9) W 19-14 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Washington (5-7) W 17-14 | Oct 4 vs Murray St (1-11) W 49-24 |
| Sep 6 at Wyoming (4-8) L 7-31 | Sep 27 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 13-51 |
| Aug 30 vs Butler (6-6) W 38-14 | Sep 20 vs Drake (8-4) W 42-21 |
