Northern Illinois at Ohio

Saturday, November 23, 1968

No. 17 Ohio beat Northern Illinois 28–⁠12. It was their first meeting; after it, Ohio led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Illinois2–⁠8 in 1968
12
Home17Ohio10–⁠1 in 1968
28

FinalAttendance 18,206

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio 98% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northern Illinois leads 14–⁠12 in 26 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio 48, Northern Illinois 21
2023Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 13
2022Ohio 24, Northern Illinois 17
2019Northern Illinois 39, Ohio 36
2018Northern Illinois 24, Ohio 21
2015Ohio 26, Northern Illinois 21

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