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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Western Illinois
Leathernecks
OVC (FCS)
35
77% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Northwestern IA
Raiders
Great Plains (NAIA)
16
23% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Western Illinois by 19.36
TOTAL POINTS
51
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Western Illinois
Northwestern IA
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
92
A-
|
|
71
C-
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
85
B
|
Offensive |
82
B-
|
|
64
D-
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
86
B
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Future) |
86
B
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Western Illinois
Northwestern IA
| 374 | Overall | 327 |
| 245 | Power | 392 |
| 189 | Offensive | 500 |
| 325 | Defensive | 296 |
| 198 | SoS (Current) | 504 |
| 198 | SoS (Future) | 504 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Western Illinois
Northwestern IA
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
6-4 (60%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Home |
3-2 (60%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
1-2 (33.3%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-3 (50%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Western Illinois
Northwestern IA
| #204 Gardner-Webb | Best Win | #253 Morningside |
| #403 Eastern Illinois | Worst Loss | #552 Mount Marty |
| 21 pts vs #522 Valparaiso | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #708 Waldorf |
| 49 pts vs #16 Illinois | Largest MOD | 10 pts vs #552 Mount Marty |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Western Illinois
Northwestern IA
| 23.1 | Points per Game | 23.9 |
| 34.8 | Points Against | 12.6 |
| 27.8 | Home PPG | 26.8 |
| 26.6 | Home PA | 12.8 |
| 19.7 | Away PPG | 21 |
| 40.6 | Away PA | 12.4 |
| 67-80 | Opponent Record | 52-55 |
| 267 | Avg Opponent Rank | 461.9 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Western Illinois
Northwestern IA
| Nov 22 at Gardner-Webb (7-5) W 29-24 | Nov 15 at Concordia NE (7-3) L 17-21 |
| Nov 15 vs SE Missouri St (4-8) L 17-22 | Nov 8 vs Doane (2-8) W 51-20 |
| Nov 8 vs Lindenwood (6-6) W 24-21 | Nov 1 at Midland U. (6-5) W 23-17 |
| Oct 25 at Tennessee St (2-10) W 17-16 | Oct 18 vs Morningside (9-3) W 14-13 |
| Oct 18 vs Charleston Southern (5-7) L 24-29 | Oct 11 at Briar Cliff (6-5) W 28-0 |
| Oct 11 at Tennessee-Martin (6-6) L 31-32 | Oct 4 vs Hastings (5-5) L 9-10 |
| Oct 4 at Tennessee Tech (11-2) L 20-66 | Sep 27 vs Dordt (9-2) L 20-21 |
| Sep 27 vs Eastern Illinois (3-9) L 23-31 | Sep 20 at Dakota Wesleyan (4-7) W 23-0 |
| Sep 20 at Eastern Washington (5-7) L 31-52 | Sep 13 at Mount Marty (4-7) L 14-24 |
| Sep 13 vs Valparaiso (2-10) W 51-30 | Aug 30 vs Waldorf (0-10) W 40-0 |
| Sep 5 at Northwestern (7-6) L 7-42 | |
| Aug 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 3-52 |