Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa Panthers (5-6)
Live ELO
46
since
SUN, NOV 1st

2026 Northern Iowa Panthers Predicted Results

Predictions include games against Division I opponents only.
All times are Eastern
KEY:
Predicted Game Results
Quadrant 1 (Q1): All Opponents (1-25)
Quadrant 2 (Q2): All Opponents (26-50)
Quadrant 3 (Q3): All Opponents (51-75)
Quadrant 4 (Q4): All Opponents (76-138)
Predicted Records

Overall
5-6

Home
4-1

Road
1-5

Neutral
0-0

Conf
4-4
Non
Conf
1-2
Post
Season
0-0
Predicted Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)

ELO
58
(1348.2)
SOS
ELO
5
(1414.2)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
34
(1448.2)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
9
(0.5385)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
47
(0.5161)
Predicted Quadrant Records (ELO)

Quadrant 1
1-4

Quadrant 2
1-0

Quadrant 3
1-1

Quadrant 4
2-1

Schedule

  • +
    SEP
    5
    SAT
    AT

    Eastern Washington
    (2-7) ELO: FCS
    Cheney, WA
    Roos Field
    L   24 - 34
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 10 14 0 0 24
    Eastern Washington 13 7 7 7 34
    Location: Cheney, WA
    Stadium: Roos Field
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    SEP
    12
    SAT

    Drake
    (3-5) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    W   56 - 14
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Drake 7 7 0 0 14
    Northern Iowa 21 7 21 7 56
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    SEP
    19
    SAT
    AT
    # 21
    Iowa
    (6-2) ELO: 16
    Iowa City, IA
    Kinnick Stadium
    L   0 - 55
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0
    Iowa 21 21 7 6 55
    Location: Iowa City, IA
    Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 16
  • +
    SEP
    26
    SAT

    Illinois State
    (6-2) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    W   28 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Illinois State 7 0 7 7 21
    Northern Iowa 7 14 7 0 28
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    OCT
    10
    SAT

    North Dakota
    (6-4) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    W   24 - 17
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 7 3 0 7 17
    Northern Iowa 17 7 0 0 24
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    OCT
    17
    SAT
    AT

    Youngstown State
    (7-2) ELO: FCS
    Youngstown, OH
    Stambaugh Stadium
    L   22 - 35
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0 7 9 6 22
    Youngstown State 14 14 0 7 35
    Location: Youngstown, OH
    Stadium: Stambaugh Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    OCT
    24
    SAT
    AT

    Southern Illinois
    (4-5) ELO: FCS
    Carbondale, IL
    Saluki Stadium
    L   17 - 20
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 7 0 3 7 17
    Southern Illinois 0 10 7 3 20
    Location: Carbondale, IL
    Stadium: Saluki Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    OCT
    31
    SAT

    Indiana State
    (2-7) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    W   45 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Indiana State 3 6 7 7 23
    Northern Iowa 3 14 7 21 45
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • NOV
    7
    SAT

    South Dakota State
    (7-2) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    TV: ESPN+
    L   17 - 34
    1 2 3 4 Total
    South Dakota State 0
    Northern Iowa 0
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • NOV
    14
    SAT
    AT

    South Dakota
    (7-3) ELO: FCS
    Vermillion, SD
    The DakotaDome
    TV: ESPN+
    L   17 - 35
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0
    South Dakota 0
    Location: Vermillion, SD
    Stadium: The DakotaDome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • NOV
    21
    SAT
    AT

    Murray State
    (1-8) ELO: FCS
    Murray, KY
    Roy Stewart Stadium
    W   34 - 19
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0
    Murray State 0
    Location: Murray, KY
    Stadium: Roy Stewart Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS