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Wk 11 · 2026

Nevada Wolf Pack at Northern Illinois Huskies — Sat, Nov 14

Sat, Nov 14 · Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL · MW+

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 33 days away and has no kickoff time yet. 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.
Mountain West · 2-3
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Ratings differential NEV by 5.1
Mountain West · 0-5

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

Nevada: -9.6#105
Efficiency margin
N Illinois: -17.1#130
Nevada: 25.1
Offense (pts/100)
N Illinois: 19.5
Nevada: 25.8
Defense (pts/100)
N Illinois: 27.6
Nevada: 65.2
Pace (plays/g)
N Illinois: 60.8
Nevada: 5.83
Yards / play
N Illinois: 4.78
Nevada: 4.89
Yards / play allowed
N Illinois: 5.99
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

Nevada: 27.8
Points / game
N Illinois: 12.4
Nevada: 22.0
Points allowed
N Illinois: 34.6
Nevada: 380
Yards / game
N Illinois: 291
Nevada: 339
Yards allowed
N Illinois: 395
Nevada: 156
Pass yds allowed
N Illinois: 184
Nevada: 183
Rush yds allowed
N Illinois: 211
Nevada: 1.80
Turnovers / game
N Illinois: 1.40
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Nevada form

W 30-13at UTEPL 33-36vs AFL 20-27at MTSUL 7-20vs MTSTW 49-14vs WKU
2026 season

N Illinois form

L 7-28vs AFL 14-35at GASTL 17-42at ARIZL 24-28vs ILSTL 0-40at IOWA
2026 season

Nevada this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)

N Illinois this season

Straight up0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
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

OpponentNevadaN Illinois
Air Force
Mountain West
vs L 33-36 previewvs L 7-28 preview
UTEP
Mountain West
at W 30-13 previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
N Dakota St
Mountain West
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
San José St
Mountain West
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Hawai'i
Mountain West
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
UNLV
Mountain West
at Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

Nevada leaders 2026 regular season

PassingCarter Jones QB #642/70, 572 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
AJ Bianco QB #1012/21, 116 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDominic Kelley RB #054 CAR, 341 YDS, 3 TD
Herschel Turner RB #139 CAR, 234 YDS, 3 TD
Carter Jones QB #625 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingGary Givens III WR #77 REC, 164 YDS
Damien Morgan WR #1119 REC, 126 YDS
Donnie Cheers WR #56 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD
Herschel Turner RB #16 REC, 76 YDS
Defense
TacklesEJ Smith LB #255
Dylan LaBarbera EDGE #3239
Jeremy Naborne-Owens LB #129
SacksMyles Williams EDGE #921.5
EJ Smith LB #21.5
Logologo Va'a DL #101
InterceptionsBryson Snelling DB #121

N Illinois leaders 2026 regular season

PassingTaron Dickens QB #584/120, 837 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Brady Davidson QB #24/6, 27 YDS
RushingTelly Johnson Jr. RB #4557 CAR, 253 YDS, 2 TD
Elijah Porter RB #2416 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD
Jaidaun Cranford RB #208 CAR, 59 YDS
ReceivingDeAree Rogers WR #131 REC, 252 YDS, 2 TD
La'Don Bryant WR #014 REC, 185 YDS
Cam Thompson WR #79 REC, 108 YDS, 1 TD
George Dimopoulos WR #96 REC, 77 YDS
Defense
TacklesKyon Conyers S #1627
Jack Murray LB #4426
Jashawn Nelson LB #625
SacksAvery Jones DB #22
Jashawn Nelson LB #61.5
Kole Sneed DE #901
InterceptionsYassine Falke CB #53
Kyon Conyers S #161
Andruw Ellis S #301
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.