Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois
Nebraska and Northern Illinois have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1989; Nebraska leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Nebraska 4–1, and Nebraska has won the last 2. Share
2027 at Nebraska. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Nebraska wins
- 4
- Northern Illinois wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1989
- Longest streak
- 2 Nebraska
- Current streak
- 2 Nebraska
- Last 10 meetings
- Nebraska 4–1
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 28.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nebraska
- 4–1 Nebraska’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Nebraska’s biggest win1990: Nebraska 60, Northern Illinois 14by 46 points
- Northern Illinois’s biggest win2017: Northern Illinois 21, Nebraska 17by 4 points
- Upset2017: Northern Illinois 21, Nebraska 17Northern Illinois had a 34% 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.
Every game
| Sep 16, 2023 | Nebraska 35, Northern Illinois 11 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 14, 2019 | Nebraska 44, Northern Illinois 8 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 16, 2017 | Northern Illinois 21, Nebraska 17 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 8, 1990 | 10Nebraska 60, Northern Illinois 14 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 9, 1989 | 4Nebraska 48, Northern Illinois 17 | at Nebraska |
Every game is listed as played on the field.