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Wk 7 · 2026

Northern Illinois Huskies at Wyoming Cowboys — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY · CW

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential WYO by 4.7
Mountain West · no games yet

What is at stake

A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

N Illinois: -9.1#117
Efficiency margin
Wyoming: -6.8#107
N Illinois: 18.4
Offense (pts/100)
Wyoming: 16.7
N Illinois: 27.5
Defense (pts/100)
Wyoming: 23.5
N Illinois: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Wyoming: 65.5
N Illinois: no data
Yards / play
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Yards / play allowed
Wyoming: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

N Illinois: no data
Points / game
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Points allowed
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Yards / game
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Yards allowed
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Pass yds allowed
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Rush yds allowed
Wyoming: no data
N Illinois: no data
Turnovers / game
Wyoming: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

N Illinois form

No completed games on record.

Wyoming form

No completed games on record.

N Illinois this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Wyoming this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 6

OpponentN IllinoisWyoming
Air Force
Mountain West
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Hawai'i
Mountain West
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
UNLV
Mountain West
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
San José St
Mountain West
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 6 · scheduled preview
N Dakota St
Mountain West
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
UTEP
Mountain West
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Wyoming leads 2–0 · Wyoming has won the last 2
2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 6.5 points toward Wyoming
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20212021-09-11Wyoming 5043 N Illinoisat NIUWyoming
20162016-09-03N Illinois 3440 Wyomingat WYOWyoming

N Illinois leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJosh Holst QB #1578/130, 689 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
Brady Davidson QB #240/87, 384 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingChavon Wright RB #10196 CAR, 875 YDS, 5 TD
Telly Johnson Jr. RB #45124 CAR, 712 YDS, 4 TD
Jalen Macon QB #1445 CAR, 216 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingDeAree Rogers WR #146 REC, 506 YDS, 3 TD
Gary Givens III WR #712 REC, 145 YDS, 1 TD
Rickey Taylor Jr. WR #39 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD
Telly Johnson Jr. RB #4516 REC, 97 YDS
Defense
TacklesQuinn Urwiler LB #32141
Filip Maciorowski LB #1287
Jasper Beeler S #1877
SacksFilip Maciorowski LB #122.5
Roy Williams EDGE #972
Jay'shon Thomas DE #182
InterceptionsJasper Beeler S #183
Muhammad Jammeh S #42
James Finley DB #292

Wyoming leaders 2025 regular season

PassingKaden Anderson QB #12189/336, 1971 YDS, 12 TD, 10 INT
Mason Drube QB #720/38, 187 YDS, 1 INT
RushingSamuel Harris RB #1100 CAR, 558 YDS, 1 TD
Sam Scott RB #2289 CAR, 408 YDS, 2 TD
Terron Kellman RB #1165 CAR, 331 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingChris Durr Jr. WR #1345 REC, 469 YDS, 4 TD
Jaylen Sargent WR #820 REC, 240 YDS
Michael Fitzgerald WR #1116 REC, 228 YDS, 3 TD
John Michael Gyllenborg TE #8424 REC, 217 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesBrayden Johnson LB #980
Evan Eller LB #674
Andrew Johnson S #355
SacksBen Florentine NT #945
Evan Eller LB #62
Tyce Westland DE #402
InterceptionsDesman Hearns S #12
Jones Thomas S #232
Brayden Johnson LB #92
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.