Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Northern Iowa beat Southern Illinois 24–⁠17. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Southern Illinois led the series 9–⁠8.

AwayNorthern Iowa8–⁠5 in 2017
24
HomeSouthern Illinois4–⁠7 in 2017
17

Final at Saluki Stadium, CarbondaleTV: ESPN3Attendance 9,112

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH), 9 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Darren Haas; umpire John Pugh; head linesman Ron Tomczak; line judge Brett Bergman; side judge Pat Brown II; field judge David Uyl; back judge Gary CrullGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa3147024
Southern Illinois037717

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Southern Illinois 52% to win. Northern Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Southern Illinois leads 11–⁠10 in 21 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Southern Illinois 31, Northern Iowa 17
2022Northern Iowa 37, Southern Illinois 36
2021Northern Iowa 23, Southern Illinois 16
2020Southern Illinois 17, Northern Iowa 16
2017Northern Iowa 24, Southern Illinois 17
2016Northern Iowa 42, Southern Illinois 21

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