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Northern Illinois at Iowa

Saturday, September 21, 1985

No. 4 Iowa beat Northern Illinois 48–⁠20. It was their first meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Illinois4–⁠7 in 1985
20
Home4Iowa10–⁠2 in 1985
48

FinalAttendance 66,014

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Northern Illinois–Iowa game

Iowa leads 10–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Iowa 40, Northern Illinois 0
2018Iowa 33, Northern Illinois 7
2013Northern Illinois 30, Iowa 27
2012Iowa 18, Northern Illinois 17
2007Iowa 16, Northern Illinois 3
2006Iowa 24, Northern Illinois 14

Around this game

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