Northern Illinois vs. Xavier

Northern Illinois and Xavier first met in 1968 and have played 5 times; Northern Illinois leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Northern Illinois 3–⁠2.

Northern Illinois wins
3
Xavier wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1968
Longest streak
3 Northern Illinois
Current streak
1 Xavier
Last 10 meetings
Northern Illinois 3–⁠2
Most recent
1973

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
1970s3–⁠1
Average margin
8.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Illinois
2–⁠1 Northern Illinois’s record at home
At Xavier
1–⁠1 Xavier’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern Illinois’s biggest win1970: Northern Illinois 18, Xavier 0by 18 points
  2. Xavier’s biggest win1973: Xavier 40, Northern Illinois 36by 4 points
  3. Upset1970: Northern Illinois 18, Xavier 0Northern Illinois had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1973: Xavier 40, Northern Illinois 36Xavier had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Illinois and Xavier, 1968 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Nov 10, 1973Xavier 40, Northern Illinois 36at Xavier
Oct 7, 1972Northern Illinois 20, Xavier 7at Northern Illinois
Nov 20, 1971Northern Illinois 14, Xavier 9at Northern Illinois
Sep 26, 1970Northern Illinois 18, Xavier 0at Xavier
Oct 19, 1968Xavier 24, Northern Illinois 20at Northern Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.