Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Saturday, October 27, 2018 Share

Western Illinois beat Northern Iowa 37–⁠17. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 11–⁠5.

AwayNorthern Iowa7–⁠6 in 2018

HomeWestern Illinois5–⁠6 in 2018

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,832

At kickoff: 57°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials: Referee David Siegle; umpire Steve Flanagan; head linesman Brett Carpenter; line judge D. Schinderle; side judge Austin Hills; field judge Nicole Randolph; back judge Cleophas MillerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Northern Iowa	3	7	0	7	17
Western Illinois	0	16	7	14	37

Our ratings going in

Northern Iowa 53% to win. Western Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

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