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Northwestern vs South Dakota State
College football Week 1 · 6 September 2026
Final score 34–18
Northwestern last 5: WLWLL · South Dakota State last 5: WLWWL.
Preview
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, South Dakota State visited Northwestern (college football, Week 1). Final score: Northwestern 34–18 South Dakota State. Over their last five games Northwestern went 2-3, averaging 24.8 points for and 24.8 against. Over their last five games South Dakota State went 3-2, averaging 39.0 points for and 25.2 against. This is the first meeting between the two teams in our records. Kick-off was at 00:00 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.