Northern Iowa at Illinois State

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Illinois State beat Northern Iowa 41–⁠21. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 9–⁠5.

AwayNorthern Iowa9–⁠5 in 2014
21
HomeIllinois State13–⁠2 in 2014
41

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN3Attendance 5,575

At kickoff
35°F, overcast, mist, wind 16 mph from the north, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Gregg Wilson; umpire Bryan Hay; head linesman Quentin Givens; line judge Kirk Mattson; side judge John Love; field judge Mike Benzer; back judge Doug NewburyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa0071421
Illinois State141010741

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northern Iowa leads 14–⁠10 in 24 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
2025Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
2024Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 9
2023Northern Iowa 24, Illinois State 21
2022Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 21
2021Illinois State 17, Northern Iowa 10

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