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Iowa vs Northern Illinois Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIowa10 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD10–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWONorthern Illinois1 recorded wins
11Recorded meetings
1985Earliest 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.

11 games
  1. 1985
    Iowa48 — 20Northern Illinois
    Sep 21, 1985Iowa won
  2. 1986
    Iowa57 — 3Northern Illinois
    Sep 20, 1986Iowa won
  3. 1991
    Iowa58 — 7Northern Illinois
    Sep 28, 1991Iowa won
  4. 1993
    Iowa54 — 20Northern Illinois
    Nov 6, 1993Iowa won
  5. 1999
    Iowa24 — 0Northern Illinois
    Sep 18, 1999Iowa won
  6. 2006
    Iowa24 — 14Northern Illinois
    Oct 28, 2006Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  7. 2007
    Iowa16 — 3Northern Illinois
    Sep 1, 2007Iowa won
  8. 2012
    Iowa18 — 17Northern Illinois
    Sep 1, 2012Iowa won
  9. 2013
    Iowa27 — 30Northern Illinois
    Aug 31, 2013Northern Illinois wonKinnick Stadium
  10. 2018
    Iowa33 — 7Northern Illinois
    Sep 1, 2018Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  11. 2026
    Iowa40 — 0Northern Illinois
    Sep 5, 2026Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Iowa vs Northern Illinois40–0Iowa won
2018Iowa vs Northern Illinois33–7Iowa won
2013Iowa vs Northern Illinois27–30Northern Illinois won
2012Iowa vs Northern Illinois18–17Iowa won
2007Iowa vs Northern Illinois16–3Iowa won
2006Iowa vs Northern Illinois24–14Iowa won
1999Iowa vs Northern Illinois24–0Iowa won
1993Iowa vs Northern Illinois54–20Iowa won
1991Iowa vs Northern Illinois58–7Iowa won
1986Iowa vs Northern Illinois57–3Iowa won
1985Iowa vs Northern Illinois48–20Iowa 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.