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Western Illinois vs Northwestern (IA)

College football Week 1 · 27 August 2026

Final score 65–14

Western Illinois last 5: WLWWL · Northwestern (IA) last 5: –.

Preview

On Thursday, 27 August 2026, Northwestern (IA) visited Western Illinois (college football, Week 1). Final score: Western Illinois 65–14 Northwestern (IA). Western Illinois had won three of their last five, scoring 22.2 and allowing 22.4 points a game. This is the first meeting between the two teams in our records. Kick-off was at 23:00 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. The numbers in this preview come from our own records of the games we cover. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.

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