Northern Illinois vs. Toledo

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

1. Northern Illinois’s biggest win1987: Northern Illinois 41, Toledo 5by 36 points
2. Toledo’s biggest win2007: Toledo 70, Northern Illinois 21by 49 points
3. Upset1972: Northern Illinois 30, Toledo 7Northern Illinois had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2021: Northern Illinois 22, Toledo 20Northern Illinois had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2019: Northern Illinois 31, Toledo 28Northern Illinois had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Northern Illinois’s side (Ippoliti 1–⁠3 against Murphy). 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).

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

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• 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
• Northern Illinois vs. Eastern Michigan38 meetings, Northern Illinois 28–⁠8–⁠2
• Toledo vs. Bowling Green64 meetings, Toledo 33–⁠30–⁠1
• Toledo vs. Western Michigan63 meetings, Toledo 39–⁠24
• Toledo vs. Central Michigan52 meetings, Toledo 31–⁠18–⁠3
• Toledo vs. Ball State51 meetings, Toledo 29–⁠21–⁠1