Northern Iowa at Nebraska - 2024 Matchup Preview

Northern Iowa Panthers at Nebraska Cornhuskers

Saturday, September 14th 2024 (7:30 PM EDT)
Nebraska -30.5 (49.5) (-7500) Open: -32.5 | 47.5
Nebraska 34 - Northern Iowa: 3

Panthers (0 - 2) (0 - 2 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 5 - 35 (5 - 35 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

NEB 3rd straight Home Game
Our Line: Nebraska -9.5 (SP+ NEB -6)
NEB Win prob: 96% | Cover: 54%

Cornhuskers (7 - 6) (8 - 4 - 1)
Coach Matt Rhule (5 - 7)
Avg Score : 24 - 20 (29 - 16 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 7 - 6 (#59)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
UNI Players
NEB Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Northern Iowa's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/14	Northern Iowa at Nebraska	+30.5	49.5	L 3 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/21	Northern Iowa at Hawai'i	+10.0	46.0	L 7 - 36	U	N

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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Northern Iowa's Schedule

Nebraska's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Nebraska vs UTEP	-27.5	49.0	W 40 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Nebraska vs Colorado	-6.5	55.0	W 28 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Nebraska vs Northern Iowa	-30.5	49.5	W 34 - 3	U	Y
Fri 9/20	Nebraska vs Illinois	-9.5	41.5	L 24 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/28	Nebraska at Purdue	-10.0	47.5	W 28 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Nebraska vs Rutgers	-7.0	39.5	W 14 - 7	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	Nebraska at Indiana	+6.5	48.0	L 7 - 56	O	N
Sat 10/26	Nebraska at Ohio State	+25.0	48.5	L 17 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Nebraska vs UCLA	-7.5	38.5	L 20 - 27	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Nebraska at USC	+6.5	51.0	L 20 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/23	Nebraska vs Wisconsin	-1.5	40.5	W 44 - 25	O	Y
Fri 11/29	Nebraska at Iowa	+3.5	41.5	L 10 - 13	U	Y
Sat 12/28	Nebraska vs Boston College	-3.0	47.5	W 20 - 15	U	Y

Important Stats (2024)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNI		0%	5	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	35	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NEB	#74 (.18)	45% (37)	23.5	48% (22)	3.21 (40)	121	43% (55)	210	3.38 (114)	#44 (.13)	40% (50)	19.5	39% (24)	42% (82)	3.06 (11)	48.9	1.3	1.2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNI		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NEB	#74 (.18)	45% (37)		48% (22)	3.21 (40)	121	43% (55)	210	3.38 (114)	#44 (.13)	40% (50)		39% (24)	42% (82)	3.06 (11)	48.9	1.3	1.2

Overall Stats 2024

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNI Offense	2	5	5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NEB Defense	13	19.5	15.7	40.3%	3.06	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	47%	52%	39%	42%	18%	.13

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNI Defense	2	35	35	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NEB Offense	13	23.5	29.1	45%	3.38	1.3	20	331	121	210	3.8	48%	51%	48%	43%	16%	.18

Additional Stats 2024

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Northern Iowa	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Nebraska	13	29:43	20.1	43%	32%	5.7	48.9	1.3	1.2	5.7	2	3	27.2

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNI Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
NEB Defense	13	47% (29)	39% (24)	-	-	-	-	-.01 (9)	2.72 (26)	69% (40)	12% (33)	0.9 (32)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNI Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
NEB Offense	13	48% (80)	48% (22)	31.7	121.1	3.8	20 (67)	.18 (38)	3.21 (40)	83% (8)	10% (71)	0.89 (105)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNI Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NEB Defense	13	52% (101)	42% (82)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (52)	.28 (88)	1.6 (89)	33% (52)	31% (80)	.37 (96)	6% (55)	2.2 (98)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNI Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NEB Offense	13	51% (57)	43% (55)	20.3	31	209.5	6.8	10.3	12 (118)	11 (72)	.21 (91)	1.4 (132)	28% (18)	34% (45)	.31 (79)	6% (67)	1.8 (125)

Northern Iowa's Power Ratings
Northern Iowa's Power Rating: NR
Northern Iowa's Offense Rating: NR
Northern Iowa's Defense Rating: NR
2024 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Northern Iowa's 2024 Expected Record: -
Northern Iowa's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Northern Iowa's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Northern Iowa's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average MVFC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 482
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Northern Iowa: Nebraska: 9.615

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northern Iowa: Nebraska: 5.5

Nebraska's Power Ratings
Nebraska's Power Rating: 9.615 #34
Nebraska's Offense Rating: 21.32 #53
Nebraska's Defense Rating: 4.63 #26
2024 Talent Rating: 482.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 18 #29
Nebraska's 2024 Expected Record: 7.0 - 6.0
Nebraska's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: 5.5 #45
Nebraska's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.1 #99
Nebraska's Defense SP+ Rating: 15.8 #12

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 482
Average Power Five Talent: 482
Average FBS Talent: 482

Northern Iowa Scoring
Offense: 5 PPG
Offense on Road: 5
Defense: 35 PPG
Defense on Road: 35

Northern Iowa's 2024 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 2
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Nebraska 28
Northern Iowa 18

Total Points: 46

Based on Last 4 Games
Nebraska 28
Northern Iowa 13

Total Points: 41

Based on Entire Season
Nebraska 31
Northern Iowa 11

Total Points: 42

Nebraska Scoring
Offense: 23.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 29.1
Defense: 19.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.7

Nebraska's 2024 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 9
Record at home: 5 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 2 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 2 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	09/14	Nebraska	34	Northern Iowa	3	Nebraska -30.5	Nebraska	49.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Nebraska	1	1	0 Overs
Northern Iowa	0	0	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0	0 - 1

(#NR) UNI at (#34) NEB

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UNI	NEB
Power RatePwr	NR	#34
SP+SP+	NR	#45
Perf GradeGrade	NR	#75
OffenseOff	NR	#65
DefenseDef	NR	#78
Spec TeamsST	NR	#99
TalentTal	NR	#1
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	#29

Northern Iowa Injury Report

Nebraska Notes(12/11) Elevated DB's coach Butler to DC? (NFL 14-23)
(12/2) DC White left for FSU? Strange move
(12/2) OC Holgorsen signed to a two year deal
(11/30) Held Iowa to 5 1st downs, 0-10 on 3rd, still lost
(11/30) 1-5 in 1 score games in '24, 4-22 since '21
(11/29) Raiola is not good. Do not let hype fool in 25
(11/23) Great W vs Wisky. Raiola 293 yds, Rgame 180
(11/18) Raiola bad vs USC, Rgame meh, Def poor in L
(11/11) Recent hire Dana Holgorsen now OC, call plays
(11/2) Abysmal L to UCLA. Rgame bad, bowl in ?
(10/19) Kicker hurt, backup is 1-5 TY. Kick returner dumb
(10/19) Unserious team. Def sucked/Rgame sucked
Nebraska Injury Report

Northern Iowa on Offense


CategoryCat	UNI Off	NEB Def
Perf GradePerf	NR	#78
SuccessSuc	NR	#50
ExplosiveExp	NR	#89
PPAPPA	NR	#44
PowerPwr	NR	#26
SP+SP+	NR	#12
Pts POPPO	NR	#11
HavocHav	NR	#40

Northern Iowa Run Game


CategoryCat	UNI Off	NEB Def
Run GameRun	NR	#77
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	#24
Run ExplRExp	NR	#32
PPAExp	NR	#9
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	#26
Stuff RateStuff	NR	#24
TackleTak	-	#49

Northern Iowa Pass Game


CategoryCat	UNI Off	NEB Def
Pass GamePass	NR	#87
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	#82
Pass ExplPExl	NR	#89
PPAExp	NR	#88
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	#31
F7 HavocF7	NR	#33
DB HavocDB	NR	#55

Nebraska on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 48%
CategoryCat	NEB Off	UNI Def
Perf GradePerf	#65	NR
SuccessSuc	#37	NR
ExplosiveExp	#129	NR
PPAPPA	#74	NR
PowerPwr	#53	NR
SP+SP+	#99	NR
Pts POPPO	#114	NR
HavocHav	#62	NR

Nebraska Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 48%
CategoryCat	NEB Off	UNI Def
Run GameRun	#63	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#22	NR
Run ExplRExp	#105	NR
PPAExp	#38	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#45	-
OL YdsOLY	#40	NR
Stuff RateStuff	#7	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Nebraska Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 48%
CategoryCat	NEB Off	UNI Def
Pass GamePass	#74	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#55	NR
Pass ExplPExl	#132	NR
PPAExp	#91	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#54	NR
F7 HavocF7	#71	NR
DB HavocDB	#67	NR

Program Comparison
NEB 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'25 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

UNI 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'25 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 79° - Wind: 10 mph

Rematch from Week 3
Nebraska -30.5 (49.5)
Nebraska won vs Northern Iowa this year (34-3)

Previous Matchups
Nebraska beat Northern Iowa last year (34-3)

UNI's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Matthew Schecklman	107	174	62%	1275	7	2	7.3
Aiden Dunne	87	144	60%	955	9	3	6.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Tye Edwards	159	1022	6	6.4	75
Amauri Pesek-Hickson	95	456	4	4.8	21
Aiden Dunne	32	113	1	3.5	36
Matthew Schecklman	50	86	0	1.7	36

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Sergio Morancy	38	543	7	14.3	69
Desmond Hutson	38	466	2	12.3	49
Layne Pryor	30	242	2	8.1	24
Tysen Kershaw	12	193	1	16.1	37

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UNI's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Tucker Langenberg	15	1	0	0
Jonathan Cabral-Martin	13	0	0	1
Jeremiah Dervil	10	1	0	0
Ben Belken	10	0	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Tucker Langenberg	15	1	0	0
Tyson Cooreman	2	0	0	0
Albert Nunes	1	0	0	1
Bradley Vislisel	1	0	1	0

Pass D	Tack	PD
Naran Buntin	2	1
Jonathan Cabral-Martin	13	1
Albert Nunes	1	1

NEB's OC Marcus Satterfield (in his second season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Dylan Raiola	274	409	67%	2806	13	11	6.9
Heinrich Haarberg	10	18	56%	101	0	1	5.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Dante Dowdell (Tr)	143	614	12	4.3	38
Emmett Johnson	117	598	1	5.1	42
Rahmir Johnson	54	260	1	4.8	22
Jacory Barney Jr.	10	130	3	13.0	31

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jahmal Banks (Tr)	44	587	3	13.3	31
Isaiah Neyor (Tr)	34	455	5	13.4	59
Jacory Barney Jr.	55	447	0	8.1	40
Thomas Fidone Jr.	36	373	0	10.4	33

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NEB's DC Tony White (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Isaac Gifford	73	4	0	1	1
DeShon Singleton	71	1	0	0	3
John Bullock	70	10	4	3	5
Mikai Gbayor	49	6	1	3	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ty Robinson	37	13	6	7	4
James Williams	14	6	5	4	0
John Bullock	70	10	4	3	5
MJ Sherman	29	5	4	4	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ceyair Wright (Tr)	39	1	1	1	6
John Bullock	70	10	4	3	5
Marques Buford	35	1	0	0	5