Toledo at Northern Illinois

Saturday, November 23, 2002

Toledo beat Northern Illinois 33–⁠30. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 24–⁠6.

AwayToledo9–⁠5 in 2002
33
HomeNorthern Illinois8–⁠4 in 2002
30

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbHigh 36°F, low 26°FAttendance 20,154

At kickoff
41°F, partly cloudy, wind 12 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD), 39 km from the stadium, 11 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Toledo0233733
Northern Illinois1077630

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Illinois 55% to win. Toledo won as Elo’s underdog.

Toledo leads 36–⁠17 in 53 meetings, counting the 23 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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