Week 1 · 2026
Northern Illinois at Iowa
Sat 09/05/2026 04:15 PMKinnick StadiumIowa pregame98% — Pregame win probability: 98% for Iowa. Iowa favored, and won.
93°Partly Cloudy9 mph ENE · 60% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Northern Illinois
0
0–2
Iowa
40
2–0
Attendance
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not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IOWA | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 26:09 | 55 | 120 | 7-61 | 7 | 3-15 20.0% | 0-0 |
| IOWA | 33:51 | 78 | 507 | 7-60 | 26 | 6-14 42.9% | 0-3 0.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 13-24 | 113 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 |
| IOWA | 21-40 | 218 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 31 | 7 | 0.2 | 0 |
| IOWA | 38 | 289 | 7.6 | 2 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IOWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IOWA | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| IOWA | — | — | — | — | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 1 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Iowa 9–1 vs Northern Illinois
- 2018 · wk 1Northern Illinois 7 @ Iowa 33
- 2013 · wk 1Northern Illinois 30 @ Iowa 27
- 2012 · wk 1Iowa 18 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2007 · wk 1Iowa 16 @ Northern Illinois 3
- 2006 · wk 9Northern Illinois 14 @ Iowa 24
- 1999 · wk 4Northern Illinois 0 @ Iowa 24
- 1993 · wk 11Northern Illinois 20 @ Iowa 54
- 1991 · wk 5Northern Illinois 7 @ Iowa 58
- 1986 · wk 4Northern Illinois 3 @ Iowa 57
- 1985 · wk 4Northern Illinois 20 @ Iowa 48
Previous 6 meetings vs. Kirk Ferentz
Northern Illinois 1–5 vs Kirk Ferentz
- 2018 · wk 1Northern Illinois 7 @ Iowa 33
- 2013 · wk 1Northern Illinois 30 @ Iowa 27
- 2012 · wk 1Iowa 18 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2007 · wk 1Iowa 16 @ Northern Illinois 3
- 2006 · wk 9Northern Illinois 14 @ Iowa 24
- 1999 · wk 4Northern Illinois 0 @ Iowa 24
Research
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