Northern State vs. University of Mary

Northern State and University of Mary have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2021; Northern State leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Northern State 3–⁠2, and Northern State has won the last 3.

Northern State wins
3
University of Mary wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2021
Longest streak
3 Northern State
Current streak
3 Northern State
Last 10 meetings
Northern State 3–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s3–⁠2
Average margin
17.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern State
1–⁠1 Northern State’s record at home
At University of Mary
1–⁠1 University of Mary’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Northern State first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern State’s biggest win2025: Northern State 55, University of Mary 14by 41 points
  2. University of Mary’s biggest win2021: University of Mary 49, Northern State 42by 7 points
  3. Upset2021: University of Mary 49, Northern State 42University of Mary had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern State and University of Mary, 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

Sep 26, 2026Northern State 21, University of Mary 14at Northern State
Sep 27, 2025Northern State 55, University of Mary 14at University of Mary
Sep 16, 2023Northern State 41, University of Mary 10Dacotah Bank Stadium
Oct 1, 2022University of Mary 27, Northern State 26at University of Mary
Oct 2, 2021University of Mary 49, Northern State 42at Northern State

Every game is listed as played on the field.