Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois

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

1. Central Michigan’s biggest win1975: Central Michigan 69, Northern Illinois 7by 62 points
2. Northern Illinois’s biggest win2002: Northern Illinois 49, Central Michigan 0by 49 points
3. Upset2014: Central Michigan 34, Northern Illinois 17Central Michigan had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1980: Northern Illinois 21, Central Michigan 0Northern Illinois had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1999: Northern Illinois 31, Central Michigan 27Northern Illinois had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Central Michigan’s side (Deromedi 2–⁠2 against Mallory). 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).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Central Michigan vs. Western Michigan61 meetings, Central Michigan 32–⁠28–⁠1
• Central Michigan vs. Toledo52 meetings, Central Michigan 18–⁠31–⁠3
• Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan51 meetings, Central Michigan 34–⁠15–⁠2
• Central Michigan vs. Ball State49 meetings, Central Michigan 22–⁠26–⁠1
• 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. Eastern Michigan38 meetings, Northern Illinois 28–⁠8–⁠2