Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Saturday, October 1, 2005 Share

Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 41–⁠24. It was their third meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Iowa10–⁠3 in 2005

HomeWestern Illinois5–⁠6 in 2005

Final at Hanson Field, MacombAttendance 14,603

At kickoff: 79°F, clear, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Northern Iowa	7	20	7	7	41
Western Illinois	0	14	10	0	24

Our ratings going in

Northern Iowa 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northern Iowa leads 16–⁠5 in 21 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

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