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Davenport vs. Northern Michigan

Davenport and Northern Michigan first met in 2021 and have played 10 times; Davenport leads the series 8–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Davenport 8–⁠2, and Davenport has won the last 2.

Davenport wins
8
Northern Michigan wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
6 Davenport
Current streak
2 Davenport
Last 10 meetings
Davenport 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s8–⁠2
Average margin
14.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Davenport
5–⁠1 Davenport’s record at home
At Northern Michigan
1–⁠3 Northern Michigan’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Davenport’s biggest win2026: Davenport 42, Northern Michigan 7by 35 points
  2. Northern Michigan’s biggest win2021: Northern Michigan 20, Davenport 14by 6 points
  3. Upset2025: Northern Michigan 47, Davenport 45Northern Michigan had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Davenport and Northern Michigan, 2021 on1300150017002025

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.

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Davenport 30, Northern Michigan 0at Davenport
Sep 19, 2026Davenport 42, Northern Michigan 7at Northern Michigan
Nov 8, 2025Northern Michigan 47, Davenport 45at Davenport
Sep 20, 2025Davenport 35, Northern Michigan 16at Northern Michigan
Nov 9, 2024Davenport 52, Northern Michigan 31at Davenport
Oct 7, 2023Davenport 28, Northern Michigan 12at Davenport
Oct 8, 2022Davenport 27, Northern Michigan 24at Northern Michigan
Sep 17, 2022Davenport 31, Northern Michigan 21at Davenport
Oct 9, 2021Davenport 18, Northern Michigan 13at Davenport
Sep 18, 2021Northern Michigan 20, Davenport 14at Northern Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.