Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa Panthers (3-8)
Missouri Valley (2-6)
Live ELO
71
Down 1 since
SUN, SEP 13th

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
3-8

Home
2-3

Road
1-5

Neutral
0-0

Conf
2-6
Non
Conf
1-2
Post
Season
0-0
Predicted Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)

ELO
84
(1283.2)
SOS
ELO
4
(1426.1)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
22
(1470.3)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
8
(0.5556)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
29
(0.5806)
Predicted Quadrant Records (ELO)

Quadrant 1
0-4

Quadrant 2
1-2

Quadrant 3
0-2

Quadrant 4
2-0

Schedule

  • +
    SEP
    5
    SAT
    AT

    Eastern Washington
    (1-3) 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
    (0-2) 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
    # 18
    Iowa
    (3-0) ELO: 14
    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: 14
  • SEP
    26
    SAT

    Illinois State
    (3-0) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    TV: ESPN+
    L   19 - 33
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Illinois State 0
    Northern Iowa 0
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • OCT
    10
    SAT

    North Dakota
    (3-1) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    L   23 - 33
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 0
    Northern Iowa 0
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • OCT
    17
    SAT
    AT

    Youngstown State
    (2-2) ELO: FCS
    Youngstown, OH
    Stambaugh Stadium
    L   21 - 34
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0
    Youngstown State 0
    Location: Youngstown, OH
    Stadium: Stambaugh Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • OCT
    24
    SAT
    AT

    Southern Illinois
    (2-2) ELO: FCS
    Carbondale, IL
    Saluki Stadium
    L   21 - 31
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0
    Southern Illinois 0
    Location: Carbondale, IL
    Stadium: Saluki Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • OCT
    31
    SAT

    Indiana State
    (2-2) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    W   28 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Indiana State 0
    Northern Iowa 0
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • NOV
    7
    SAT

    South Dakota State
    (3-1) ELO: FCS
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    L   17 - 37
    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
    (3-1) ELO: FCS
    Vermillion, SD
    The DakotaDome
    L   16 - 37
    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
    (1-3) ELO: FCS
    Murray, KY
    Roy Stewart Stadium
    W   30 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northern Iowa 0
    Murray State 0
    Location: Murray, KY
    Stadium: Roy Stewart Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS