Northern Illinois vs. South Florida
Northern Illinois and South Florida have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2001; South Florida leads the series 3–1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s South Florida 3–1, and South Florida has won the last 3. Share
2027 at Northern Illinois. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Northern Illinois wins
- 1
- South Florida wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2001
- Longest streak
- 3 South Florida
- Current streak
- 3 South Florida
- Last 10 meetings
- South Florida 3–1
- Most recent
- 2016
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 22.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northern Illinois
- 1–0 Northern Illinois’s record at home
- At South Florida
- 2–0 South Florida’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Northern Illinois first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
Stars of the series
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).
Photos
Photo: DoubleBlue, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
South Florida Bulls 27 - Northern Illinois Huskies 3Photo: lvroberts, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DoubleBlue, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DoubleBlue, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Sep 10, 2016 | South Florida 48, Northern Illinois 17 | at South Florida | ||
| Jan 2, 2010 | South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3 | Neutral site | International Bowl | |
| Sep 7, 2002 | South Florida 37, Northern Illinois 6 | at South Florida | ||
| Aug 30, 2001 | Northern Illinois 20, South Florida 17 | at Northern Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.