Ferris State vs. Northern Michigan

Ferris State and Northern Michigan first met in 2021 and have played 6 times; Ferris State leads the series 6–⁠0. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Ferris State 6–⁠0, and Ferris State has won the last 6.

Ferris State wins
6
Northern Michigan wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
6 Ferris State
Current streak
6 Ferris State
Last 10 meetings
Ferris State 6–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s6–⁠0
Average margin
42.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ferris State
3–⁠0 Ferris State’s record at home
At Northern Michigan
0–⁠3 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. Ferris State’s biggest win2023: Ferris State 78, Northern Michigan 3by 75 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Ferris State 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 3, 2026Ferris State 42, Northern Michigan 0at Northern Michigan
Nov 1, 2025Ferris State 70, Northern Michigan 35at Ferris State
Nov 2, 2024Ferris State 55, Northern Michigan 9at Northern Michigan
Sep 30, 2023Ferris State 78, Northern Michigan 3at Ferris State
Oct 29, 2022Ferris State 56, Northern Michigan 20at Northern Michigan
Oct 30, 2021Ferris State 44, Northern Michigan 24at Ferris State

Every game is listed as played on the field.