NCAA FBS Mountain West

Northern Illinois football predictions & picks

Mountain West

2026 record: 0-9
Mountain West: 10th
PPG: 16.6
Streak: L9
Last 5: Lost 7–28 vs Air Force · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 23–41 at Wyoming · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 21–56 vs Hawai'i · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 24–31 at UNLV · Fri, Oct 30 Lost 19–30 at San José State · Sat, Nov 7

Northern Illinois next game

Wk 11

N Illinois vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Nevada

Best pick NEV ML−303 91% confidence See the prediction: Nevada at N Illinois

Northern Illinois 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Iowa Iowa L0–40 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Illinois State Illinois St L24–28 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Arizona Arizona L17–42 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Georgia State Georgia St L14–35 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Air Force Air Force L7–28 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Wyoming Wyoming L23–41 WYO ML−357✓ N Illinois at Wyoming prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Hawai'i Hawai'i L21–56 —

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 @UNLV UNLV L24–31 NIU +31.5−333✓ N Illinois at UNLV prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @San José State San Jose St L19–30 U 59.5−238✓ N Illinois at San Jose St prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Nevada Nevada 3:30 PM ET NEV ML−303 Nevada at N Illinois prediction

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @North Dakota State N Dakota St 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Northern Illinois team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 16.6/ game 136th

Total yards 279.1/ game 137th

Passing yards 185.6/ game 113th

Rushing yards 93.6/ game 135th

Third-down conversions 30.0% 133rd

Giveaways 1.6/ game 109th

Time of possession 27:49 117th

Defense

Points allowed 36.8/ game 135th

Yards allowed 367.8/ game 85th

Passing yards allowed 186.2/ game 36th

Rushing yards allowed 181.6/ game 119th

Takeaways 0.8/ game 120th

Penalties 5.0/ game 26th

Northern Illinois leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Taron Dickens 1,562yds 7 TD · 6 INT · 66.0% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Telly Johnson Jr. 557yds 5 TD · 5.5 per carry · 8 games

Receiving DeAree Rogers 623yds 63 catches · 4 TD · 8 games

Tackles Jack Murray 59 8 games

Sacks Avery Jones 2 8 games

Interceptions Yassine Falke 4 2 passes defended · 8 games

Northern Illinois picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

100.0% 3 won · 0 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Mountain West standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 New Mexico New Mexico 810 8-1 .889 31198 +213 W6

2 North Dakota State N Dakota St 720 7-2 .778 253107 +146 W1

3 Air Force Air Force 720 7-2 .778 258193 +65 W2

4 Wyoming Wyoming 630 6-3 .667 197195 +2 W4

5 UNLV UNLV 540 5-4 .556 235231 +4 L1

6 San José State San Jose St 550 5-5 .500 209220 −11 W1

7 Nevada Nevada 360 3-6 .333 187212 −25 L2

8 Hawaii Hawai'i 360 3-6 .333 183210 −27 W2

9 UTEP UTEP 180 1-8 .111 127309 −182 L7

10 Northern Illinois N Illinois 090 0-9 .000 149331 −182 L9

Northern Illinois FAQ

Who does Northern Illinois play next?

Next up for Northern Illinois: home against Nevada, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Northern Illinois’s record this season?

Northern Illinois is 0-9, 10th in the Mountain West.

Who leads Northern Illinois in passing yards?

Taron Dickens, with 1,562 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (7 TD · 6 INT · 66.0% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking Northern Illinois games?

Its best pick is 3-0 in Northern Illinois games this season (100.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Mountain West rivals

All teams

Air Force Hawaii Nevada New Mexico North Dakota State San José State UNLV UTEP Wyoming

Northern Illinois this week

Northern Illinois is 0-9, 0-5 in Mountain West play. Its last game was a 30–19 loss to San José State on November 7, its ninth in a row. Its offense averages 16.6 points a game (136th in FBS), and its defense allows 36.8 (135th).

Next up, Northern Illinois hosts Nevada on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Northern Illinois is a 7.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 47.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Nevada vs Northern Illinois prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.