Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Saturday, October 25, 2003

Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 38–⁠30. It was their first meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Iowa9–⁠2 in 2003
38
HomeWestern Illinois8–⁠3 in 2003
30

Final at Hanson Field, MacombHigh 73°F, low 44°F, 0.78 in. of rainAttendance 8,302

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa71014738
Western Illinois0702330

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

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

Northern Iowa leads 16–⁠5 in 21 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Northern Iowa 50, Western Illinois 6
2022Northern Iowa 52, Western Illinois 17
2021Northern Iowa 41, Western Illinois 3
2020Northern Iowa 34, Western Illinois 20
2019Northern Iowa 38, Western Illinois 7
2018Western Illinois 37, Northern Iowa 17

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