Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois

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

1. Eastern Michigan’s biggest win2019: Eastern Michigan 45, Northern Illinois 17by 28 points
2. Northern Illinois’s biggest win2010: Northern Illinois 71, Eastern Michigan 3by 68 points
3. Upset2007: Eastern Michigan 21, Northern Illinois 19Eastern Michigan had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1998: Northern Illinois 26, Eastern Michigan 14Northern Illinois had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2022: Northern Illinois 39, Eastern Michigan 10Northern Illinois had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Eastern Michigan’s side (Harkema 1–⁠2 against Pettibone). 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).

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  The 2006 game

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  The 2006 game

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  The 2006 game

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  The 2006 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.

• Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan51 meetings, Eastern Michigan 17–⁠33–⁠1
• Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo51 meetings, Eastern Michigan 13–⁠38
• Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan51 meetings, Eastern Michigan 15–⁠34–⁠2
• Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State50 meetings, Eastern Michigan 18–⁠32
• 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. Central Michigan39 meetings, Northern Illinois 18–⁠21