Northern Illinois at Miami (OH)

Saturday, October 12, 2002

Northern Illinois beat Miami (OH) 48–⁠41. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Miami (OH) led the series 7–⁠3.

AwayNorthern Illinois8–⁠4 in 2002
48
HomeMiami (OH)7–⁠5 in 2002
41

Final at Yager Stadium, OxfordHigh 72°F, low 59°FAttendance 15,234

At kickoff
72°F, overcast, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Butler County Regional (KHAO), 25 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Illinois0773448
Miami (OH)31113741

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Miami (OH) 69% to win. Northern Illinois pulled the upset.

Miami (OH) leads 13–⁠9 in 22 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Miami (OH) 25, Northern Illinois 14
2024Miami (OH) 20, Northern Illinois 9
2022Miami (OH) 29, Northern Illinois 23
2019Miami (OH) 27, Northern Illinois 24
2018Miami (OH) 13, Northern Illinois 7
2015Northern Illinois 45, Miami (OH) 12

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