Northern Illinois at Ohio

Saturday, November 25, 1978

Northern Illinois beat Ohio 23–⁠14. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Ohio led the series 3–⁠2.

AwayNorthern Illinois5–⁠6 in 1978
23
HomeOhio3–⁠8 in 1978
14

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio 58% to win. Northern Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Northern Illinois leads 14–⁠12 in 26 meetings, counting the 21 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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