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#123Northern Illinois
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Mountain West
AT
#22Iowa
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Big Ten
2026 week 1 · Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM CT · Kinnick Stadium · 📺 BTN

Projection

Iowa by 34.3
Northern IllinoisSP+ -17.2#123
IowaSP+ 14.6#22
SP+ difference plus 2.5 points for hosting. A model's number, not a betting line.

Series recent meetings

2018 Northern Illinois 7 – 33 Iowa
2013 Northern Illinois 30 – 27 Iowa
2012 Iowa 18 – 17 Northern Illinois
2007 Iowa 16 – 3 Northern Illinois
2006 Northern Illinois 14 – 24 Iowa
1999 Northern Illinois 0 – 24 Iowa
1993 Northern Illinois 20 – 54 Iowa
1991 Northern Illinois 7 – 58 Iowa
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal