Central Michigan at Northern Illinois

Saturday, October 19, 2002 Share

Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 49–⁠0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Central Michigan led the series 9–⁠8.

AwayCentral Michigan4–⁠8 in 2002

HomeNorthern Illinois8–⁠4 in 2002

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbHigh 65°F, low 38°FAttendance 20,186

At kickoff: 46°F, mostly cloudy, wind 12 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD), 39 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Central Michigan	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Illinois	14	7	28	0	49

Our ratings going in

Northern Illinois 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Central Michigan leads 21–⁠18 in 39 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024	Northern Illinois 24, Central Michigan 16
2023	Central Michigan 37, Northern Illinois 31
2022	Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 22
2021	Northern Illinois 39, Central Michigan 38
2020	Central Michigan 40, Northern Illinois 10
2019	Central Michigan 48, Northern Illinois 10