Northern Illinois vs. UNLV
Northern Illinois and UNLV have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1987; Northern Illinois leads the series 5–0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Northern Illinois 5–0, and Northern Illinois has won the last 5. Share
- Northern Illinois wins
- 5
- UNLV wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1987
- Longest streak
- 5 Northern Illinois
- Current streak
- 5 Northern Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Northern Illinois 5–0
- Most recent
- 2015
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 18.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northern Illinois
- 3–0 Northern Illinois’s record at home
- At UNLV
- 0–2 UNLV’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Northern Illinois’s biggest win1995: Northern Illinois 62, UNLV 14by 48 points
- Upset1987: Northern Illinois 34, UNLV 31Northern 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Kenny Golladay Northern Illinois | 9 catches, 213 yards | 2015 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Oct 31, 2026 | Northern Illinois at UNLV upcoming | at UNLV | ||
| Sep 5, 2015 | Northern Illinois 38, UNLV 30 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 13, 2014 | Northern Illinois 48, UNLV 34 | at UNLV | ||
| Oct 7, 1995 | Northern Illinois 62, UNLV 14 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Oct 21, 1989 | Northern Illinois 42, UNLV 24 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Nov 28, 1987 | Northern Illinois 34, UNLV 31 | at UNLV |
Every game is listed as played on the field.