Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Saturday, November 12, 2016 Share

Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 30–⁠23. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 11–⁠3.

AwayNorthern Iowa5–⁠6 in 2016

HomeWestern Illinois6–⁠5 in 2016

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN3Attendance 3,412

At kickoff: 52°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials: Referee Jeremy Valentin; umpire Steve Flanagan; head linesman Spencer Stellje; line judge Nick Brigati; side judge Jim Rogers; field judge Paul Stout; back judge Pat DolphinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Northern Iowa	7	6	7	10	30
Western Illinois	0	3	6	14	23

Our ratings going in

Western Illinois 51% to win. Northern Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Northern Iowa leads 16–⁠5 in 21 meetings, counting the seven 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