Northern Illinois at Wisconsin

Saturday, September 14, 2002

No. 22 Wisconsin beat Northern Illinois 24–⁠21. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 9–⁠1.

AwayNorthern Illinois8–⁠4 in 2002
21
Home22Wisconsin8–⁠6 in 2002
24

Final at Camp Randall Stadium, MadisonHigh 76°F, low 51°FAttendance 77,460

At kickoff
69°F, partly cloudy, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dane County Regional-Truax Field Airport (KMSN), 10 km from the stadium, 17 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois3331221
Wisconsin0107724

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 12–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2011Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7
2009Wisconsin 28, Northern Illinois 20
2007Wisconsin 44, Northern Illinois 3
2002Wisconsin 24, Northern Illinois 21
1992Wisconsin 18, Northern Illinois 17
1988Northern Illinois 19, Wisconsin 17

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