Eastern Illinois vs. Northwestern

Eastern Illinois and Northwestern have 3 meetings on file, the first in 2011; Northwestern leads the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Northwestern 3–⁠0, and Northwestern has won the last 3.

Eastern Illinois wins
0
Northwestern wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2011
Longest streak
3 Northwestern
Current streak
3 Northwestern
Last 10 meetings
Northwestern 3–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
28.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northwestern
2–⁠0 Northwestern’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Eastern Illinois first
Shutouts
1

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Eastern Illinois and Northwestern, 2011 on130015001700201520202025

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 14, 2024Northwestern 31, Eastern Illinois 7Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Sep 12, 2015Northwestern 41, Eastern Illinois 0at Northwestern
Sep 10, 2011Northwestern 42, Eastern Illinois 21at Northwestern

Every game is listed as played on the field.