Eastern Illinois vs. Northern Illinois
Eastern Illinois and Northern Illinois have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1990; Northern Illinois leads the series 5–1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Northern Illinois 5–1, and Northern Illinois has won the last 3. Share
- Eastern Illinois wins
- 1
- Northern Illinois wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1990
- Longest streak
- 3 Northern Illinois
- Current streak
- 3 Northern Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Northern Illinois 5–1
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 16 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northern Illinois
- 5–1 Northern Illinois’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Eastern Illinois’s biggest win1998: Eastern Illinois 24, Northern Illinois 10by 14 points
- Northern Illinois’s biggest win1994: Northern Illinois 49, Eastern Illinois 17by 32 points
Both programs through the years
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
| Sep 1, 2022 | Northern Illinois 34, Eastern Illinois 27 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 9, 2017 | Northern Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 10 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 21, 2013 | Northern Illinois 43, Eastern Illinois 39 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 19, 1998 | Eastern Illinois 24, Northern Illinois 10 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 24, 1994 | Northern Illinois 49, Eastern Illinois 17 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 1, 1990 | Northern Illinois 28, Eastern Illinois 17 | at Northern Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.