Northern Illinois at Ohio

Saturday, September 27, 1980

Northern Illinois beat Ohio 22–⁠21. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Northern Illinois led the series 4–⁠3.

AwayNorthern Illinois7–⁠4 in 1980
22
HomeOhio6–⁠5 in 1980
21

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio 62% to win. Northern Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Northern Illinois leads 14–⁠12 in 26 meetings, counting the 19 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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