Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Saturday, March 27, 2021 Share

Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 34–⁠20. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 13–⁠5.

AwayNorthern Iowa3–⁠4 in 2020

HomeWestern Illinois1–⁠5 in 2020

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+

At kickoff: 56°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials: Referee Aaron Adams; umpire John Pugh; head linesman Gordon Hanson; line judge Todd Skaggs; side judge Leanne Surmin; field judge Dorran Stewart; back judge Kurt Dingmann; center judge Paul VallinaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Northern Iowa	7	10	7	10	34
Western Illinois	0	7	3	10	20

Our ratings going in

Northern Iowa 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

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