Ball State vs. Northern Illinois

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

1. Ball State’s biggest win1979: Ball State 42, Northern Illinois 0by 42 points
2. Northern Illinois’s biggest win2017: Northern Illinois 63, Ball State 17by 46 points
3. Upset2005: Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 17Ball State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1984: Ball State 15, Northern Illinois 14Ball State had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2019: Ball State 27, Northern Illinois 20Ball State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ball State’s side (McClain 2–⁠1 against Ippoliti). 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).

• 

  The 2011 game

• 

  The 2011 game

• 

  The 2011 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Ball State vs. Western Michigan52 meetings, Ball State 22–⁠30
• Ball State vs. Toledo51 meetings, Ball State 21–⁠29–⁠1
• Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan50 meetings, Ball State 32–⁠18
• Ball State vs. Central Michigan49 meetings, Ball State 26–⁠22–⁠1
• Northern Illinois vs. Toledo53 meetings, Northern Illinois 17–⁠36
• Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan50 meetings, Northern Illinois 23–⁠27
• Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan39 meetings, Northern Illinois 18–⁠21
• Northern Illinois vs. Eastern Michigan38 meetings, Northern Illinois 28–⁠8–⁠2