Illinois State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 26–⁠16. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 10–⁠6.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2018
16
HomeNorthern Iowa7–⁠6 in 2018
26

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 10,838

Officials
Referee Matt Packowski; umpire Jim Scifres; head linesman Mike Lowenberg; line judge Gary Barrett; side judge Kendal Smith; field judge Stacy Jameson; back judge Jamie BirrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State3001316
Northern Iowa3167026

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northern Iowa leads 14–⁠10 in 24 meetings, counting the eight 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

Around this game