New Mexico State vs. Northern Illinois

New Mexico State and Northern Illinois have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1968; New Mexico State leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s New Mexico State 2–⁠1.

New Mexico State wins
2
Northern Illinois wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1968
Longest streak
2 New Mexico State
Current streak
1 Northern Illinois
Last 10 meetings
New Mexico State 2–⁠1
Most recent
1994

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1990s1–⁠1
Average margin
14 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico State
1–⁠0 New Mexico State’s record at home
At Northern Illinois
1–⁠1 Northern 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 New Mexico State and Northern Illinois, 1968 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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 8, 1994Northern Illinois 48, New Mexico State 27at Northern Illinois
Oct 9, 1993New Mexico State 24, Northern Illinois 17at New Mexico State
Oct 26, 1968New Mexico State 27, Northern Illinois 13at Northern Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.