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2018 Northern Iowa

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2018, game by game: lost at Montana 23–26; lost at Iowa 14–38; won vs. Hampton 44–0; won at Indiana State 33–0; lost vs. North Dakota State 31–56; won at South Dakota 42–28; won vs. South Dakota State 24–9; lost at Western Illinois 17–37; won vs. Illinois State 26–16; lost at Youngstown State 10–31; won vs. Missouri State 37–0; won vs. Lamar 16–13; lost at UC Davis 16–23+44−25Lost 23–26 at Montana-3MontanaLost 14–38 at Iowa-24IowaWon 44–0 vs. Hampton+44HamptonWon 33–0 at Indiana State+33Indiana StateLost 31–56 vs. North Dakota State-25North Dakota St…Won 42–28 at South Dakota+14South DakotaWon 24–9 vs. South Dakota State+15South Dakota St…Lost 17–37 at Western Illinois-20Western IllinoisWon 26–16 vs. Illinois State+10Illinois StateLost 10–31 at Youngstown State-21Youngstown StateWon 37–0 vs. Missouri State+37Missouri StateWon 16–13 vs. Lamar+3LamarLost 16–23 at UC Davis-7UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMontanaL 23–⁠2650%
Sep 15atIowaL 14–⁠3816%
Sep 22vsHamptonW 44–⁠074%
Sep 27atIndiana StateW 33–⁠065%
Oct 6vsNorth Dakota StateL 31–⁠5635%
Oct 13atSouth DakotaW 42–⁠2844%
Oct 20vsSouth Dakota StateW 24–⁠948%
Oct 27atWestern IllinoisL 17–⁠3753%
Nov 3vsIllinois StateW 26–⁠1660%
Nov 10atYoungstown StateL 10–⁠3161%
Nov 17vsMissouri StateW 37–⁠079%
Nov 24vsLamarW 16–⁠1370%
Dec 1atUC DavisL 16–⁠2339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UC Davis 23–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠277
Coach
—
Elo
1417 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 10 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 189
Offensive coordinator
John Bond
Defensive coordinator
Jeremiah Johnson

Leaders

Passing yardsEli Dunne QB200 yds
Passing touchdownsEli Dunne QB2 TD
Rushing yardsTrevor Allen RB27 yds
Receiving yardsJalen Rima WR40 yds
Receiving touchdownsBriley Moore TE1 TD
TacklesChris Kolarevic RB15 tkl
SacksJared Brinkman DL2 sacks
InterceptionsA.J. Allen DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Khristian Boyd DT★★★No. 2233
Eric Mooney ATH★★★No. 2276
Jevon Brekke ILB★★No. 3055
Taj Moffett ATH★★No. 3798
Caden Houghtelling TE

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.800
Linebackers12.00.770
Athletes and specialists22.50.750
Whole class42.50.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠015–⁠0
South Dakota State6–⁠210–⁠3
Indiana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Iowa5–⁠37–⁠6
Western Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Illinois State3–⁠56–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠7
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠7
Southern Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.