Massachusetts vs. Northern Illinois

Massachusetts and Northern Illinois have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2012; Northern Illinois leads the series 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Northern Illinois 4–⁠0, and Northern Illinois has won the last 4.

Massachusetts wins
0
Northern Illinois wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2012
Longest streak
4 Northern Illinois
Current streak
4 Northern Illinois
Last 10 meetings
Northern Illinois 4–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
40.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Massachusetts
0–⁠2 Massachusetts’s record at home
At Northern Illinois
2–⁠0 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 Massachusetts and Northern Illinois, 2012 on130015001700201520202025

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.

On television

2025ESPNU0.0 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 12, 2025Northern Illinois 45, Massachusetts 3at Massachusetts
Oct 5, 2024Northern Illinois 34, Massachusetts 20at Northern Illinois
Nov 2, 201321Northern Illinois 63, Massachusetts 19at Massachusetts
Nov 3, 2012Northern Illinois 63, Massachusetts 0at Northern Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.