College football · all-time series

Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern

Northern Illinois

Mountain West

Northwestern

Big Ten

1–6

1 ties · 8 meetings

Series leaderNorthwestern by 5

Series span1975–2014

Current streakNorthern Illinois 1

Largest marginNorthwestern by 25

Score archive

Recent meetings

Most recent 8

2014Sep 6, 2014

Northern Illinois23

Northwestern15

Ryan Field

2005Sep 10, 2005

Northern Illinois37

Northwestern38

Ryan Field

2000Aug 31, 2000

Northern Illinois17

Northwestern35

Northwestern home

1990Sep 29, 1990

Northern Illinois7

Northwestern24

Northwestern home

1987Sep 26, 1987

Northwestern16

Northern Illinois16

Northern Illinois home

1985Sep 28, 1985

Northern Illinois16

Northwestern38

Northwestern home

1982Sep 25, 1982

Northern Illinois6

Northwestern31

Northwestern home

1975Sep 20, 1975

Northern Illinois3

Northwestern10

Northwestern home