2018 Week 1 Analysis: Northern Illinois vs. Iowa

Northern Illinois vs. Iowa
Notes:
Since 2006, Northern Illinois is 1-7 on week one of the season against FBS opponents (Ohio State, Iowa-twice, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa State & Boston College). The Huskies lost those seven games by a total score of 178-109 or 9.8 ppg.

 

 
Since 2010, Northern Illinois is 6-11 against FBS opponents from the Power “5” conferences. Last year, the Huskies beat Nebraska and lost to Boston College along with Duke.

 

 

 
Northern Illinois won 8 games in 2017 against 7 FBS opponents (Nebraska, Kent State, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Ball State & Western Michigan) with a combined overall record of 27-57 or .321%. The Huskies won those games by a total score of 235-125 or 15.7ppg.

 

 

 

 
Northern Illinois also defeated FCS opponent-Eastern Illinois by a score of 38-10.

 

 

 

 

 
Northern Illinois lost 5 games in 2017 against FBS opponents (Boston College, San Diego State, Toledo, Central Michigan & Duke) with a combined overall record of 43-23 or .651%. The Huskies lost those games by a total score of 151-103 or 9.6 ppg.

 

 

 

 

 
Since 2007, Iowa is 2-1 against Northern Illinois. The Hawkeyes won in 2007 (16-3) & 2012 (18-17) while losing in 2013 by a score of 30-27.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Since 2007, Iowa is 4-1 against FBS opponents on week one of the college football season and have won those games by a total score of 103-44 or 14.7 ppg.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Iowa won 8 games in 2017 against FBS opponents (Wyoming, Iowa State, North Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State, Nebraska & Boston College) with a combined overall record of of 55-48 or .534%. The Hawkeyes won those games by a total score of 299-142 or 19.6 ppg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Iowa was 5-2 at home in 2017. The Hawkeyes won those five games against FBS opponents (Wyoming, North Texas, Illinois, Minnesota & Ohio State) with a combined overall record of 36-29 or .553%. The Hawkeyes won those five games at home by a total score of 172-67 or 21.0 ppg.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Iowa was 4-5 against Big 10 opponents in 2017. The Hawkeyes won those 4 games by a total score of 173-64 or 27.2 ppg. Those 4 opponents (Illinois, Ohio State, Nebraska & Minnesota) had a combined overall record of 23-27 or .460%.

 

 

 

 

 
Iowa lost 5 games against Big 10 opponents (Penn State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin & Purdue) with a combined overall record of 51-15 or .772%. The Hawkeyes lost those games by a total score of 117-68 or 9.8 ppg.

 

 

 

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Joseph Lisi is a member of the FWAA (Football Writers Association of America), the Maxwell Football Club and the National Football Foundation. He is the owner of the website: www.goforthe2.com and hosts a weekly college football radio show on SB Nation Radio and FNSTY Sports Radio from 10-12pm EST every Saturday morning. Listen live at: www.sbnationradio.com or www.fntsy.com/radio. Joseph is a former college football researcher for ABC Sports and has been featured on: SportsXRadio with Ken Thomson, ESPN Radio, Sirius XM Radio, FNTSY Sports Network, the Sid Rosenberg Show (640 AM Sports-South Florida), 1560 AM CBS Sports Melbourne, FL and multiple media outlets throughout the nation. Joe appears every Friday with Ken Thomson on SportsXRadio for the Football Fiasco in which every game on the college board is broken down during the show. Follow Joe on Twitter: @goforthe2

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