Akron vs. Northern Illinois

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Akron’s biggest win2022: Akron 44, Northern Illinois 12by 32 points
2. Northern Illinois’s biggest win2019: Northern Illinois 49, Akron 0by 49 points
3. Upset1987: Akron 27, Northern Illinois 21Akron had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2022: Akron 44, Northern Illinois 12Akron had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2005: Akron 31, Northern Illinois 30Akron had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Akron’s side (Faust 1–⁠2 against Pettibone). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Akron vs. Kent State46 meetings, Akron 26–⁠19–⁠1
• Akron vs. Eastern Michigan33 meetings, Akron 18–⁠15
• Akron vs. Ohio33 meetings, Akron 10–⁠23
• Akron vs. Bowling Green31 meetings, Akron 10–⁠21
• Northern Illinois vs. Toledo53 meetings, Northern Illinois 17–⁠36
• Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan50 meetings, Northern Illinois 23–⁠27
• Northern Illinois vs. Ball State49 meetings, Northern Illinois 24–⁠24–⁠1
• Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan39 meetings, Northern Illinois 18–⁠21