Northern Illinois at Toledo

Saturday, September 29, 2001

No. 25 Toledo beat Northern Illinois 41–⁠20. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 23–⁠6.

AwayNorthern Illinois6–⁠5 in 2001
20
Home25Toledo10–⁠2 in 2001
41

Final at Glass Bowl, ToledoHigh 66°F, low 46°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 36,502

At kickoff
63°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Metcalf Field (KTDZ), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois01010020
Toledo19801441

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Toledo 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Toledo leads 36–⁠17 in 53 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Toledo 42, Northern Illinois 3
2024Toledo 13, Northern Illinois 6
2023Toledo 35, Northern Illinois 33
2022Toledo 52, Northern Illinois 32
2021Northern Illinois 22, Toledo 20
2020Toledo 41, Northern Illinois 24

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