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Eastern Washington vs. Northern Iowa

Eastern Washington and Northern Iowa have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2005; the series is tied 3–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–⁠3.

Eastern Washington wins
3
Northern Iowa wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2005
Longest streak
2 Northern Iowa
Current streak
1 Eastern Washington
Last 10 meetings
even at 3–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠1
2010s1–⁠1
2020s2–⁠1
Average margin
5.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Eastern Washington
3–⁠0 Eastern Washington’s record at home
At Northern Iowa
3–⁠0 Northern Iowa’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Eastern Washington’s biggest win2026: Eastern Washington 34, Northern Iowa 24by 10 points
  2. Northern Iowa’s biggest win2025: Northern Iowa 17, Eastern Washington 14by 3 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Eastern Washington and Northern Iowa, 2005 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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 5, 2026Eastern Washington 34, Northern Iowa 24at Eastern Washington
Sep 13, 2025Northern Iowa 17, Eastern Washington 14at Northern Iowa
Nov 27, 2021Eastern Washington 19, Northern Iowa 9at Eastern WashingtonFCS Championship – First Round
Sep 17, 2016Eastern Washington 34, Northern Iowa 30at Eastern Washington
Sep 12, 2015Northern Iowa 38, Eastern Washington 35at Northern Iowa
Nov 26, 2005Northern Iowa 41, Eastern Washington 38at Northern IowaIaa Playoffs

Every game is listed as played on the field.