NCAA FCS Missouri Valley

Northern Iowa football predictions & picks

Missouri Valley

2026 record: 4-5
Missouri Valley: 7th
PPG: 25.7
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 24–17 vs North Dakota · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 22–35 at Youngstown State · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 17–20 at Southern Illinois · Sat, Oct 24 Won 45–23 vs Indiana State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 15–41 vs South Dakota State · Sat, Nov 7

Northern Iowa next game

Wk 11

Northern Iowa @2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 South Dakota

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Northern Iowa 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Eastern Washington E Washington L24–34 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Drake Drake W56–14 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Iowa Iowa L0–55 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Illinois State Illinois St W28–21 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs North Dakota North Dakota W24–17 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Youngstown State Youngstown St L22–35 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Southern Illinois S Illinois L17–20 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Indiana State Indiana St W45–23 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs South Dakota State S Dakota St L15–41 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @South Dakota South Dakota 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Murray State Murray St 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Northern Iowa team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 25.7/ game 56th

Total yards 325.8/ game 79th

Passing yards 207.9/ game 64th

Rushing yards 117.9/ game 99th

Third-down conversions 38.3% 62nd

Giveaways 0.8/ game 11th

Time of possession 31:51 24th

Defense

Points allowed 28.9/ game 78th

Yards allowed 415.2/ game 99th

Passing yards allowed 228.1/ game 78th

Rushing yards allowed 187.1/ game 97th

Takeaways 1.7/ game 33rd

Penalties 6.4/ game 77th

Northern Iowa leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jaxon Dailey 1,851yds 13 TD · 5 INT · 60.7% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Xavier Terrell 354yds 4 TD · 5.2 per carry · 7 games

Receiving Taj Hughes 333yds 32 catches · 1 TD · 9 games

Tackles John Powers 68 9 games

Sacks Franz Reisz 4 9 games

Interceptions Calvin Jaworski 2 1 passes defended · 8 games

Missouri Valley standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Dakota State S Dakota St 820 8-2 .800 369162 +207 W3

2 Youngstown State Youngstown St 820 8-2 .800 406248 +158 W6

3 Illinois State Illinois St 730 7-3 .700 337193 +144 L1

4 South Dakota South Dakota 730 7-3 .700 360249 +111 L1

5 North Dakota North Dakota 740 7-4 .636 393279 +114 W1

6 Southern Illinois S Illinois 550 5-5 .500 240257 −17 W2

7 Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 450 4-5 .444 231260 −29 L1

8 Indiana State Indiana St 280 2-8 .200 247360 −113 L6

9 Murray State Murray St 190 1-9 .100 167431 −264 L7

Northern Iowa FAQ

Who does Northern Iowa play next?

Next up for Northern Iowa: on the road at South Dakota, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Northern Iowa’s record this season?

Northern Iowa is 4-5, 7th in the Missouri Valley.

Who leads Northern Iowa in passing yards?

Jaxon Dailey, with 1,851 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 5 INT · 60.7% comp. · 9 games).

Missouri Valley rivals

All teams

Illinois State Indiana State Murray State North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota State Southern Illinois Youngstown State

Northern Iowa this week

Northern Iowa is 4-5, 3-3 in Missouri Valley play. Its last game was a 41–15 loss to South Dakota State at home on November 7. Its offense averages 25.7 points a game (56th in FCS), and its defense allows 28.9 (78th).

Next up, Northern Iowa visits South Dakota on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.