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| NCAAF FCS | 2018/11/03 18:00 | Illinois State v Northern Iowa | W | 16-26 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/27 18:00 | Western Illinois v Northern Iowa | L | 37-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/20 21:00 | Northern Iowa v South Dakota State | W | 24-9 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/13 23:00 | Northern Iowa v South Dakota | W | 42-28 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 18:00 | North Dakota State v Northern Iowa | L | 56-31 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/27 23:00 | Northern Iowa v Indiana State | W | 33-0 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/22 21:00 | Hampton v Northern Iowa | W | 0-44 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/15 23:30 | Northern Iowa v Iowa | L | 14-38 |
| NCAAF FCS | 2018/11/03 19:30 | Youngstown State v North Dakota State | L | 7-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/27 18:00 | Youngstown State v Indiana State | L | 17-43 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/20 22:00 | Youngstown State v South Dakota | W | 29-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/13 19:00 | Youngstown State v South Dakota State | L | 7-36 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 22:00 | SO Illinois v Youngstown State | W | 14-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/29 20:00 | Youngstown State v Western Illinois | L | 38-45 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/15 18:00 | Valparaiso v Youngstown State | W | 7-42 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/08 22:00 | Youngstown State v West Virginia | L | 17-52 |