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Illinois State vs Northern Illinois Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Illinois State and Northern Illinois.

PROGRAM ONEIllinois State5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–10WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWONorthern Illinois10 recorded wins
15Recorded meetings
1972Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

15 games
  1. 1972
    Illinois State7 — 21Northern Illinois
    Sep 9, 1972Northern Illinois won
  2. 1973
    Illinois State14 — 28Northern Illinois
    Oct 27, 1973Northern Illinois won
  3. 1974
    Illinois State24 — 14Northern Illinois
    Oct 26, 1974Illinois State won
  4. 1975
    Illinois State27 — 10Northern Illinois
    Nov 1, 1975Illinois State won
  5. 1976
    Illinois State3 — 7Northern Illinois
    Oct 16, 1976Northern Illinois won
  6. 1977
    Illinois State16 — 7Northern Illinois
    Oct 1, 1977Illinois State won
  7. 1978
    Illinois State21 — 49Northern Illinois
    Sep 30, 1978Northern Illinois won
  8. 1979
    Illinois State7 — 33Northern Illinois
    Oct 20, 1979Northern Illinois won
  9. 1980
    Illinois State28 — 18Northern Illinois
    Oct 11, 1980Illinois State won
  10. 1981
    Illinois State7 — 40Northern Illinois
    Sep 26, 1981Northern Illinois won
  11. 1991
    Illinois State24 — 27Northern Illinois
    Nov 16, 1991Northern Illinois won
  12. 1992
    Illinois State19 — 26Northern Illinois
    Sep 12, 1992Northern Illinois won
  13. 2000
    Illinois State0 — 52Northern Illinois
    Sep 9, 2000Northern Illinois won
  14. 2019
    Illinois State10 — 24Northern Illinois
    Aug 31, 2019Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  15. 2026
    Illinois State28 — 24Northern Illinois
    Sep 12, 2026Illinois State wonHuskie Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Illinois State vs Northern Illinois28–24Illinois State won
2019Illinois State vs Northern Illinois10–24Northern Illinois won
2000Illinois State vs Northern Illinois0–52Northern Illinois won
1992Illinois State vs Northern Illinois19–26Northern Illinois won
1991Illinois State vs Northern Illinois24–27Northern Illinois won
1981Illinois State vs Northern Illinois7–40Northern Illinois won
1980Illinois State vs Northern Illinois28–18Illinois State won
1979Illinois State vs Northern Illinois7–33Northern Illinois won
1978Illinois State vs Northern Illinois21–49Northern Illinois won
1977Illinois State vs Northern Illinois16–7Illinois State won
1976Illinois State vs Northern Illinois3–7Northern Illinois won
1975Illinois State vs Northern Illinois27–10Illinois State won
1974Illinois State vs Northern Illinois24–14Illinois State won
1973Illinois State vs Northern Illinois14–28Northern Illinois won
1972Illinois State vs Northern Illinois7–21Northern Illinois won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.