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Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthern Illinois6 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD6–6WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Illinois6 recorded wins
12Recorded meetings
1973Earliest documented
2024Most 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.

12 games
  1. 1973
    Northern Illinois27 — 30Western Illinois
    Nov 3, 1973Western Illinois won
  2. 1978
    Northern Illinois24 — 20Western Illinois
    Oct 14, 1978Northern Illinois won
  3. 1986
    Northern Illinois0 — 10Western Illinois
    Sep 27, 1986Western Illinois won
  4. 1987
    Northern Illinois29 — 14Western Illinois
    Nov 7, 1987Northern Illinois won
  5. 1988
    Northern Illinois16 — 6Western Illinois
    Nov 5, 1988Northern Illinois won
  6. 1989
    Northern Illinois34 — 27Western Illinois
    Sep 30, 1989Northern Illinois won
  7. 1996
    Northern Illinois0 — 17Western Illinois
    Sep 7, 1996Western Illinois won
  8. 1999
    Northern Illinois21 — 27Western Illinois
    Sep 2, 1999Western Illinois won
  9. 2002
    Northern Illinois26 — 29Western Illinois
    Sep 21, 2002Western Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  10. 2009
    Northern Illinois41 — 7Western Illinois
    Sep 12, 2009Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  11. 2016
    Northern Illinois23 — 28Western Illinois
    Sep 24, 2016Western Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  12. 2024
    Northern Illinois54 — 15Western Illinois
    Aug 31, 2024Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2024Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois54–15Northern Illinois won
2016Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois23–28Western Illinois won
2009Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois41–7Northern Illinois won
2002Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois26–29Western Illinois won
1999Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois21–27Western Illinois won
1996Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois0–17Western Illinois won
1989Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois34–27Northern Illinois won
1988Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois16–6Northern Illinois won
1987Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois29–14Northern Illinois won
1986Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois0–10Western Illinois won
1978Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois24–20Northern Illinois won
1973Northern Illinois vs Western Illinois27–30Western 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.