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| Northern Iowa schedule | Rating: 69.52 (D-I #137) Projected season record: 5 - 6 overall, 4 - 4 MVC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Conf | Ratings and projections | |||||||||||||||||
| Game | Division I opponent | Site | Result | Score | record | record | Streak | Last 5 | Rating | Projection (correct/incorrect winner) | Northern Iowa win probability | ||||||||
| 1 | Eastern Washington | Road | Loss | 24 - 34 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | L1 | 61.95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Drake | Home | Win | 56 - 14 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | W1 | 66.14 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Iowa | Road | Loss | 0 - 55 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | L1 | 66.13 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | Home | Win | 28 - 21 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 0 | W1 | 69.52 | |||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota | Home | 10/10/2026 | Northern Iowa by 0 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Youngstown State | Road | 10/17/2026 | Youngstown State by 12 | 29% | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern Illinois | Road | 10/24/2026 | Southern Illinois by 1 | 48% | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Indiana State | Home | 10/31/2026 | Northern Iowa by 15 | 75% | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | South Dakota State | Home | 11/7/2026 | South Dakota State by 11 | 31% | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | South Dakota | Road | 11/14/2026 | South Dakota by 13 | 27% | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Murray State | Road | 11/21/2026 | Northern Iowa by 23 | 84% | ||||||||||||||
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