Kent State vs. Northern Illinois

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

1. Kent State’s biggest win1976: Kent State 42, Northern Illinois 0by 42 points
2. Northern Illinois’s biggest win1999: Northern Illinois 50, Kent State 7by 43 points
3. Upset1977: Northern Illinois 21, Kent State 18Northern Illinois had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2025: Kent State 35, Northern Illinois 31Kent State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1975: Northern Illinois 38, Kent State 15Northern Illinois had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
6. Ranked showdown2012: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37No. 19 Northern Illinois at No. 18 Kent State

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kent State’s side (Pees 1–⁠2 against Novak). 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). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Kent State vs. Ohio63 meetings, Kent State 22–⁠39–⁠2
• Kent State vs. Bowling Green63 meetings, Kent State 16–⁠47
• Kent State vs. Miami (OH)62 meetings, Kent State 16–⁠46
• Kent State vs. Western Michigan48 meetings, Kent State 12–⁠35–⁠1
• 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