Schedule (2026)

	Game Date	Home VS Away	Score	Game Stats
	Sep-05 2026	Eastern Washington  -VS-  Northern Iowa	LOSS 34 - 24	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Eastern Washington 10-107 138 257 395 0 13 8 Northern Iowa 6-60 63 287 350 1 10 5
	Sep-12 2026	Northern Iowa  -VS-  Drake (IA)	WIN 56 - 14	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 5-55 201 242 443 0 11 6 Drake (IA) 6-56 29 296 325 5 16 7
	Sep-19 2026	Iowa  -VS-  Northern Iowa	LOSS 55 - 0	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Iowa 7-83 422 218 640 0 8 3 Northern Iowa 4-35 53 102 155 2 15 3 The Hawkeyes & Panthers have played 18 times / Iowa leads the series, 17-1-0 / 1st met in 1898, UNI's only win in the series, by an11 to 5 score (UNI was known then as (Iowa State Normal School) / Since that 1898 game, Iowa has won 17 straight (including a 95-0 blasting in 1914) Last played in 2018, IA won, 38-14!
	Sep-26 2026	Northern Iowa  -VS-  Illinois State	WIN 28 - 21	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 10-80 199 217 416 0 9 5 Illinois State 8-73 119 228 347 1 17 9
BYE WEEK!
	Oct-10 2026	Northern Iowa  -VS-  North Dakota	WIN 24 - 17	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 5-25 63 81 144 2 14 4 North Dakota 7-50 186 181 367 5 15 5
	Oct-17 2026	Youngstown State  -VS-  Northern Iowa	LOSS 35 - 22	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Youngstown State 8-90 180 240 420 0 9 6 Northern Iowa 3-15 53 318 371 0 16 6
	Oct-24 2026	Southern Illinois  -VS-  Northern Iowa	LOSS 20 - 17	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Southern Illinois 6-66 191 112 303 1 10 4 Northern Iowa 11-132 115 240 355 1 16 5
	Oct-31 2026	Northern Iowa  -VS-  Indiana State	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Nov-07 2026	Northern Iowa  -VS-  South Dakota State	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Nov-14 2026	South Dakota  -VS-  Northern Iowa	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Nov-21 2026	Murray State (KY)  -VS-  Northern Iowa	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Murray State (KY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Record 2026 Overall: W:3 L:4 T:0 Conf: W:3 L:4 T:0 Division: W:3 L:4 T:0			Totals Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 44 - 402 Yards 747 1487 2234 6 91 34 Opponents 52 - 525 Yards 1265 1532 2797 12 88 42

KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

• = Conference Game
• = Power Four Opponent
• = Group of 5 Opponent
• = FCS Opponent
• = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top

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Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
7	2234	319

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7	1487	212

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
7	747	107

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
7	171	24

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7	6	0.86

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
91	34	37.4%

Offense Red Zone

Games	RZ Drives	RZ Scores	RZ Points	RZ Rushing TD	RZ Passing TD	RZ TD Total	RZ Field Goals	RZ Scoring Percentage	RZ TD Percentage
7	16	14	81	7	6	13	1	88%	81%

Defense Data   Back To Top

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
7	2797	400

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7	1532	219

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7	1265	181

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
7	196	28

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7	12	1.71

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
88	42	47.7%

Defense Red Zone

Games	Opponent RZ Drives	Opponent RZ Scores	Opponent RZ Points	Opponent RZ Rushing_TD	Opponent RZ Passing_TD	Opponent RZ Zone TD	Opponent RZ Field Goals	Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage	Opponent RZ TD Percentage
7	20	14	81	8	5	13	1	70%	65%