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Iowa vs Northern Illinois
College football Week 1 · 5 September 2026
Final score 40–0
Iowa last 5: WWWLL · Northern Illinois last 5: LLWLW.
Preview
Iowa hosted Northern Illinois in Week 1 of the college football season on Saturday, 5 September 2026. Final score: Iowa 40–0 Northern Illinois. Over their last five games Iowa went 3-2, averaging 26.2 points for and 20.8 against. Over their last five games Northern Illinois went 2-3, averaging 23.8 points for and 24.4 against. This is the first meeting between the two teams in our records. Kick-off was at 20:15 UTC. The game page also covers the expected margin, total points, the predicted score, rest and the injury report. Every SportLikely prediction is saved before kick-off and checked against the result afterwards. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.