Northern Iowa at Illinois State

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Illinois State beat Northern Iowa 17–⁠10 in overtime. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 12–⁠7.

AwayNorthern Iowa6–⁠6 in 2021
10
HomeIllinois State4–⁠7 in 2021
17

Final, overtime at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,000

At kickoff
54°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Official
Andrew SpecialeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Northern Iowa00010010
Illinois State7300717

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 63% to win. Illinois State won as Elo’s underdog.

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