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Northern Michigan vs. Wayne State (MI)

Northern Michigan and Wayne State (MI) have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2021; Northern Michigan leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Northern Michigan 3–⁠2.

Northern Michigan wins
3
Wayne State (MI) wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2021
Longest streak
2 Northern Michigan
Current streak
1 Northern Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Northern Michigan 3–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s3–⁠2
Average margin
17.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Michigan
2–⁠1 Northern Michigan’s record at home
At Wayne State (MI)
1–⁠1 Wayne State (MI)‘s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern Michigan’s biggest win2025: Northern Michigan 45, Wayne State (MI) 11by 34 points
  2. Wayne State (MI)‘s biggest win2023: Wayne State (MI) 41, Northern Michigan 17by 24 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Michigan and Wayne State (MI), 2021 on1300150017002025

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

Oct 31, 2026Northern Michigan at Wayne State (MI) upcomingat Wayne State (MI)
Nov 15, 2025Northern Michigan 45, Wayne State (MI) 11at Northern Michigan
Nov 16, 2024Wayne State (MI) 30, Northern Michigan 14at Wayne State (MI)
Oct 28, 2023Wayne State (MI) 41, Northern Michigan 17at Northern Michigan
Oct 1, 2022Northern Michigan 37, Wayne State (MI) 30at Wayne State (MI)
Oct 2, 2021Northern Michigan 26, Wayne State (MI) 19at Northern Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.