Northern Iowa at Illinois State

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 27–⁠10. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 11–⁠6.

AwayNorthern Iowa10–⁠5 in 2019
27
HomeIllinois State10–⁠5 in 2019
10

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN+

At kickoff
43°F, mostly cloudy, wind 16 mph from the west, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee David Siegle; umpire Steve Flanagan; head linesman Todd Skaggs; line judge Denis Schinderl; side judge Leanne Surmin; field judge Kendall Grant; back judge Damon WilcoxGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa7701327
Illinois State073010

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 59% to win. Northern Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

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