Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan

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

1. Northern Illinois’s biggest win2009: Northern Illinois 38, Western Michigan 3by 35 points
2. Western Michigan’s biggest win1976: Western Michigan 37, Northern Illinois 6by 31 points
3. Upset2001: Northern Illinois 20, Western Michigan 12Northern Illinois had a 34% 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 0–⁠4 against Doolittle). 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. Toledo53 meetings, Northern Illinois 17–⁠36
• 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
• Western Michigan vs. Toledo63 meetings, Western Michigan 24–⁠39
• Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan61 meetings, Western Michigan 28–⁠32–⁠1
• Western Michigan vs. Ball State52 meetings, Western Michigan 30–⁠22
• Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan51 meetings, Western Michigan 33–⁠17–⁠1