Northern Illinois Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

NIU this season

Record

0-4 · 4 played

Points

55 scored · 145 allowed

Latest result

Sep 26 at Georgia State Panthers · 14–35

Current / next fixture

Oct 17 at Wyoming Cowboys

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the Northern Illinois schedule

Next matchup

Northern Illinois plays next against Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, October 17, 2026, on the road. The kickoff time is TBD. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

Northern Illinois visits UNLV and San Jose State in successive fixtures before hosting Nevada. North Dakota State away then precedes UTEP at home. Nevada is the only home stop between those three trips.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 31 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 17 — at Wyoming Cowboys: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 24 — vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 31 — at UNLV Rebels: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 7 — at San Jose State Spartans: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — vs. Nevada Wolf Pack: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 21 — at North Dakota State Bison: TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — vs. UTEP Miners: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

0-4

Games played

4

Points scored

55

Points allowed

145

Points per game

13.8

Points allowed per game

36.3

Point differential

-90

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.