Northern Illinois vs. Ohio

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

1. Northern Illinois’s biggest win1982: Northern Illinois 36, Ohio 0by 36 points
2. Ohio’s biggest win1976: Ohio 63, Northern Illinois 15by 48 points
3. Upset2015: Ohio 26, Northern Illinois 21Ohio had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1982: Northern Illinois 36, Ohio 0Northern Illinois had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2006: Ohio 35, Northern Illinois 23Ohio had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Northern Illinois’s side (Mallory 4–⁠0 against Burke). 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.

• 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
• Ohio vs. Miami (OH)64 meetings, Ohio 30–⁠33–⁠1
• Ohio vs. Kent State63 meetings, Ohio 39–⁠22–⁠2
• Ohio vs. Bowling Green62 meetings, Ohio 28–⁠33–⁠1
• Ohio vs. Western Michigan49 meetings, Ohio 18–⁠31