Fresno State vs. Northern Illinois
Fresno State and Northern Illinois have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1972; Northern Illinois leads the series 4–2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Northern Illinois 4–2, and Northern Illinois has won the last 2. Share
- Fresno State wins
- 2
- Northern Illinois wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1972
- Longest streak
- 2 Northern Illinois
- Current streak
- 2 Northern Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Northern Illinois 4–2
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 24.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Fresno State
- 1–1 Fresno State’s record at home
- At Northern Illinois
- 1–1 Northern Illinois’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Fresno State first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Fresno State’s biggest win1991: Fresno State 55, Northern Illinois 7by 48 points
- Northern Illinois’s biggest win1990: Northern Illinois 73, Fresno State 18by 55 points
- Upset1990: Northern Illinois 73, Fresno State 18Northern Illinois had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1972: Fresno State 9, Northern Illinois 6Fresno State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Josh Holst Northern Illinois | 2024 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 23, 2024 | Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 | Albertsons Stadium | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | |
| Dec 18, 2010 | Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17 | Albertsons Stadium | Humanitarian Bowl | |
| Sep 7, 1991 | Fresno State 55, Northern Illinois 7 | at Fresno State | ||
| Oct 6, 1990 | Northern Illinois 73, 24Fresno State 18 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Oct 6, 1973 | Northern Illinois 24, Fresno State 15 | at Fresno State | ||
| Nov 11, 1972 | Fresno State 9, Northern Illinois 6 | at Northern Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.