Northern Illinois vs. Vanderbilt
Northern Illinois and Vanderbilt have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1994; Vanderbilt leads the series 5–0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Vanderbilt 5–0, and Vanderbilt has won the last 5. Share
- Northern Illinois wins
- 0
- Vanderbilt wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1994
- Longest streak
- 5 Vanderbilt
- Current streak
- 5 Vanderbilt
- Last 10 meetings
- Vanderbilt 5–0
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northern Illinois
- 0–2 Northern Illinois’s record at home
- At Vanderbilt
- 3–0 Vanderbilt’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Vanderbilt’s biggest win2022: Vanderbilt 38, Northern Illinois 28by 10 points
- Upset2022: Vanderbilt 38, Northern Illinois 28Vanderbilt had a 33% 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
| Will Sheppard Vanderbilt | 10 catches, 171 yards, 2 TD | 2022 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 17, 2022 | Vanderbilt 38, Northern Illinois 28 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 28, 2019 | Vanderbilt 24, Northern Illinois 18 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| Sep 11, 1999 | Vanderbilt 34, Northern Illinois 31 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| Oct 11, 1997 | Vanderbilt 17, Northern Illinois 7 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Oct 29, 1994 | Vanderbilt 17, Northern Illinois 16 | at Vanderbilt |
Every game is listed as played on the field.