Northern Illinois vs. West Texas
Northern Illinois and West Texas first met in 1967 and have played 7 times; Northern Illinois leads the series 4–3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Northern Illinois 4–3, and Northern Illinois has won the last 4. Share
- Northern Illinois wins
- 4
- West Texas wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1967
- Longest streak
- 4 Northern Illinois
- Current streak
- 4 Northern Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Northern Illinois 4–3
- Most recent
- 1984
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 7.1 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northern Illinois
- 2–2 Northern Illinois’s record at home
- At West Texas
- 1–2 West Texas’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 win1972: Northern Illinois 17, West Texas 8by 9 points
- West Texas’s biggest win1969: West Texas 22, Northern Illinois 7by 15 points
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.
Every game
| Sep 1, 1984 | Northern Illinois 40, West Texas 33 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 29, 1973 | Northern Illinois 21, West Texas 14 | at West Texas | ||
| Oct 21, 1972 | Northern Illinois 17, West Texas 8 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Oct 16, 1971 | Northern Illinois 22, West Texas 19 | at West Texas | ||
| Oct 10, 1970 | West Texas 24, Northern Illinois 22 | at Northern Illinois | ||
| Sep 27, 1969 | West Texas 22, Northern Illinois 7 | at West Texas | ||
| Nov 4, 1967 | West Texas 17, Northern Illinois 10 | at Northern Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.