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Northern Illinois at Ohio

Saturday, October 5, 1974

Ohio beat Northern Illinois 31–⁠14. It was their second meeting; after it, Ohio led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Illinois4–⁠7 in 1974
14
HomeOhio6–⁠5 in 1974
31

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Northern Illinois–Ohio game

Northern Illinois leads 14–⁠12 in 26 meetings, counting the 24 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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