Illinois vs. Northern Illinois

Illinois and Northern Illinois have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1992; Illinois leads the series 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Illinois 4–⁠0, and Illinois has won the last 4.

Illinois wins
4
Northern Illinois wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1992
Longest streak
4 Illinois
Current streak
4 Illinois
Last 10 meetings
Illinois 4–⁠0
Most recent
2010

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
12.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Illinois
4–⁠0 Illinois’s record at home

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 Illinois and Northern Illinois, 1992 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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 18, 2010Illinois 28, Northern Illinois 22at Illinois
Sep 8, 2001Illinois 17, Northern Illinois 12at Illinois
Sep 17, 1994Illinois 34, Northern Illinois 10at Illinois
Sep 5, 1992Illinois 30, Northern Illinois 14at Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.