Louisville vs. Northern Illinois

Louisville and Northern Illinois have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1977; Louisville leads the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Louisville 3–⁠0, and Louisville has won the last 3.

Louisville wins
3
Northern Illinois wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1977
Longest streak
3 Louisville
Current streak
3 Louisville
Last 10 meetings
Louisville 3–⁠0
Most recent
1996

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
Average margin
25 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisville
2–⁠0 Louisville’s record at home
At Northern Illinois
0–⁠1 Northern Illinois’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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 Louisville and Northern Illinois, 1977 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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 19, 1996Louisville 27, Northern Illinois 3at Louisville
Sep 9, 1995Louisville 34, Northern Illinois 21at Northern Illinois
Sep 10, 1977Louisville 38, Northern Illinois 0at Louisville

Every game is listed as played on the field.