Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois

Saturday, November 22, 2003

Northern Illinois beat Eastern Michigan 38–⁠24. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Northern Illinois led the series 11–⁠4–⁠2.

AwayEastern Michigan3–⁠9 in 2003
24
HomeNorthern Illinois10–⁠2 in 2003
38

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbHigh 48°F, low 38°FAttendance 16,589

At kickoff
49°F, wind 7 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Shabbona 5 NNE, 12 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Michigan1430724
Northern Illinois71013838

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Illinois 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northern Illinois leads 28–⁠8–⁠2 in 38 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Eastern Michigan 16, Northern Illinois 10
2023Northern Illinois 20, Eastern Michigan 13
2022Northern Illinois 39, Eastern Michigan 10
2021Northern Illinois 27, Eastern Michigan 20
2020Eastern Michigan 41, Northern Illinois 33
2019Eastern Michigan 45, Northern Illinois 17

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