Next game
vs William Jewell
Sat Oct 24 · 2 pm ET
Harms-Eischeid Stadium · series 2-1, won the last 2
Upper Iowa 83% to win · our ratings after 7 games
Upper Iowa
4-3Great Lakes · Harms-Eischeid Stadium · 3,500 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 42-23 at Southwest Baptist
Our model gave Upper Iowa 42% before kickoff
The rest of the season
One real test left: Indianapolis 35%
Win out 20% · expect 2.8 of 4 more wins
Upper Iowa's chance to win each game left, from our model: William Jewell 83%, McKendree 81%, Quincy 82%, Indianapolis 35%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs William Jewell · our model 83% Upper Iowa
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Upper Iowa · 2026 schedule and results4-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 33%.Our rank entering each game: #300 to #325
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #300 | #280 | — | Jamestown | W 30-13 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #300 | #375 | — | @Missouri Southern State | L 19-21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 3 | Sep 19 | #297 | #298 | — | @Michigan Tech | L 32-33 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #300 | #421 | — | @Lincoln (MO) | L 32-34 | 1-3 | 0-1 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #315 | #355 | — | Missouri S&T | W 39-37 | 2-3 | 1-1 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #323 | #291 | — | Truman State | W 21-19 | 3-3 | 2-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #325 | #361 | — | @Southwest Baptist | W 42-23 | 4-3 | 3-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #313 | #398 | William Jewell | 2 pm ET83% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #315 | #400 | @McKendree | 2 pm ET81% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Quincy | 2 pm ET82% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Indianapolis | 1 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Upper Iowa, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Upper Iowa: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Upper Iowa has won three of its last five.
6-4 over the last 10, and won the last three.
Streak W3Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
Range of outcomes · Upper Iowa · 2026
Range of outcomes · Upper Iowa · 2026Upper Iowa’s most likely regular season is 7-4. 94% of outcomes land from 6-5 to 8-3.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
5 wins 5%; 6 wins 26%; 7 wins 49%; 8 wins 20%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base7-5Mid-table finish.
Ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 7 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-3
Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 9 in the Great Lakes
Heart rate2-3white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 7)1st most one-score games of 9 in the Great Lakes
Margin+5.0competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 9 in the Great Lakes
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among Great Lakes teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Upper Iowa enters the 2026 season at 4-3.
2026 Record4-3
Game day
The experience
Upper Iowa is the Great Lakes program known for the peacocks.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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