CFB

Indiana State 23, at Northern Iowa 45

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Indiana State Sycamores

2-8 · L6 · #237 (879 ELO -10)

3 6 7 7 23

Northern Iowa Panthers

4-5 · L1 · #167 (1151 ELO +10)

3 14 7 21 45

UNI-Dome · Cedar Falls, IA

Attendance: 7,320

Northern Iowa pulls away from Indiana State at home

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Interstat) — Northern Iowa defeated Indiana State 45-23 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at the UNI-Dome on Saturday, using a balanced offensive attack and a late defensive score to pull away from the visiting Sycamores. The announced attendance was 7,320. Northern Iowa improved to 4-4. Indiana State fell to 2-7. The Panthers received a strong performance from quarterback Jaxon Dailey and two touchdown runs from Christian Collins, while the Sycamores were led by quarterback Elijah Owens. Indiana State entered after a loss at Illinois State, and Northern Iowa entered after a close loss to Southern… Read more...

Top Statlines

Elijah Owens INST 47/27-313yd 24run-122yd 2td 1td
Jaxon Dailey UNI 22/12-198yd 8run-18yd 1td
Christian Collins UNI 11run-107yd 2td

Forecasting

ELO Probability UNI 89.4%

Projected Score UNI 45 INST 30