Northern Illinois Football Schedule & CFP Odds
Northern Illinois is 0-5 in 2026 and competes in the Mountain West, with a 0.0% modeled chance to make the College Football Playoff, including 0.0% automatic-bid and 0.0% at-large probability.
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2026 Northern Illinois Football Schedule
| Week | Date | Site | Opponent | Result / outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | away | Iowa | L 0-40 |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | home | Illinois State | L 24-28 |
| 3 | 2026-09-20 | away | Arizona | L 17-42 |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | away | Georgia State | L 14-35 |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | home | Air Force | L 7-28 |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | away | Wyoming | 34.5% win probability |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | home | Hawai'i | 38.0% win probability |
| 9 | 2026-11-01 | away | UNLV | 4.1% win probability |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | away | San José State | 22.0% win probability |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | home | Nevada | 24.3% win probability |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | away | North Dakota State | 3.8% win probability |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | home | UTEP | 76.9% win probability |