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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthern Illinois23 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD23–27WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Michigan27 recorded wins
50Recorded meetings
1969Earliest documented
2025Most 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.

50 games
  1. 1969
    Northern Illinois22 — 31Western Michigan
    Nov 15, 1969Western Michigan won
  2. 1970
    Northern Illinois18 — 38Western Michigan
    Nov 14, 1970Western Michigan won
  3. 1971
    Northern Illinois17 — 27Western Michigan
    Sep 25, 1971Western Michigan won
  4. 1972
    Northern Illinois10 — 14Western Michigan
    Sep 23, 1972Western Michigan won
  5. 1973
    Northern Illinois14 — 28Western Michigan
    Sep 22, 1973Western Michigan won
  6. 1974
    Northern Illinois13 — 30Western Michigan
    Sep 21, 1974Western Michigan won
  7. 1975
    Northern Illinois20 — 0Western Michigan
    Sep 27, 1975Northern Illinois won
  8. 1976
    Northern Illinois6 — 37Western Michigan
    Sep 18, 1976Western Michigan won
  9. 1977
    Northern Illinois21 — 49Western Michigan
    Sep 24, 1977Western Michigan won
  10. 1978
    Northern Illinois30 — 44Western Michigan
    Sep 16, 1978Western Michigan won
  11. 1979
    Northern Illinois17 — 45Western Michigan
    Sep 22, 1979Western Michigan won
  12. 1980
    Northern Illinois6 — 35Western Michigan
    Sep 20, 1980Western Michigan won
  13. 1981
    Northern Illinois12 — 23Western Michigan
    Oct 31, 1981Western Michigan won
  14. 1982
    Northern Illinois3 — 27Western Michigan
    Oct 30, 1982Western Michigan won
  15. 1983
    Northern Illinois27 — 3Western Michigan
    Oct 8, 1983Northern Illinois won
  16. 1984
    Northern Illinois20 — 15Western Michigan
    Oct 6, 1984Northern Illinois won
  17. 1985
    Northern Illinois17 — 0Western Michigan
    Sep 7, 1985Northern Illinois won
  18. 1987
    Northern Illinois34 — 14Western Michigan
    Sep 19, 1987Northern Illinois won
  19. 1988
    Northern Illinois15 — 7Western Michigan
    Nov 12, 1988Northern Illinois won
  20. 1991
    Northern Illinois10 — 22Western Michigan
    Oct 12, 1991Western Michigan won
  21. 1992
    Northern Illinois7 — 13Western Michigan
    Oct 31, 1992Western Michigan won
  22. 1997
    Northern Illinois13 — 21Western Michigan
    Sep 13, 1997Western Michigan won
  23. 1998
    Northern Illinois23 — 37Western Michigan
    Sep 3, 1998Western Michigan won
  24. 1999
    Northern Illinois21 — 24Western Michigan
    Sep 25, 1999Western Michigan won
  25. 2000
    Northern Illinois22 — 52Western Michigan
    Oct 21, 2000Western Michigan won
  26. 2001
    Northern Illinois20 — 12Western Michigan
    Oct 20, 2001Northern Illinois won
  27. 2002
    Northern Illinois24 — 20Western Michigan
    Oct 26, 2002Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  28. 2003
    Northern Illinois37 — 10Western Michigan
    Oct 18, 2003Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  29. 2004
    Northern Illinois59 — 38Western Michigan
    Oct 23, 2004Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  30. 2005
    Northern Illinois42 — 7Western Michigan
    Nov 23, 2005Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  31. 2006
    Northern Illinois14 — 16Western Michigan
    Oct 14, 2006Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  32. 2007
    Northern Illinois13 — 17Western Michigan
    Oct 13, 2007Western Michigan wonHuskie Stadium
  33. 2008
    Northern Illinois26 — 29Western Michigan
    Sep 6, 2008Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  34. 2009
    Northern Illinois38 — 3Western Michigan
    Oct 3, 2009Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  35. 2010
    Northern Illinois28 — 21Western Michigan
    Oct 30, 2010Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  36. 2011
    Northern Illinois51 — 22Western Michigan
    Oct 15, 2011Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  37. 2012
    Northern Illinois48 — 34Western Michigan
    Oct 27, 2012Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  38. 2013
    Northern Illinois33 — 14Western Michigan
    Nov 27, 2013Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  39. 2014
    Northern Illinois31 — 21Western Michigan
    Nov 28, 2014Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  40. 2015
    Northern Illinois27 — 19Western Michigan
    Nov 19, 2015Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  41. 2016
    Northern Illinois30 — 45Western Michigan
    Oct 8, 2016Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  42. 2017
    Northern Illinois35 — 31Western Michigan
    Nov 16, 2017Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  43. 2018
    Northern Illinois21 — 28Western Michigan
    Nov 21, 2018Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  44. 2019
    Northern Illinois17 — 14Western Michigan
    Nov 27, 2019Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  45. 2020
    Northern Illinois27 — 30Western Michigan
    Nov 28, 2020Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  46. 2021
    Northern Illinois21 — 42Western Michigan
    Nov 24, 2021Western Michigan wonHuskie Stadium
  47. 2022
    Northern Illinois24 — 21Western Michigan
    Nov 10, 2022Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  48. 2023
    Northern Illinois24 — 0Western Michigan
    Nov 15, 2023Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  49. 2024
    Northern Illinois42 — 28Western Michigan
    Nov 7, 2024Northern Illinois wonWaldo Stadium
  50. 2025
    Northern Illinois19 — 35Western Michigan
    Nov 19, 2025Western Michigan wonHuskie Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan19–35Western Michigan won
2024Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan42–28Northern Illinois won
2023Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan24–0Northern Illinois won
2022Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan24–21Northern Illinois won
2021Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan21–42Western Michigan won
2020Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan27–30Western Michigan won
2019Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan17–14Northern Illinois won
2018Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan21–28Western Michigan won
2017Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan35–31Northern Illinois won
2016Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan30–45Western Michigan won
2015Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan27–19Northern Illinois won
2014Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan31–21Northern Illinois won
2013Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan33–14Northern Illinois won
2012Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan48–34Northern Illinois won
2011Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan51–22Northern Illinois won
2010Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan28–21Northern Illinois won
2009Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan38–3Northern Illinois won
2008Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan26–29Western Michigan won
2007Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan13–17Western Michigan won
2006Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan14–16Western Michigan won
2005Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan42–7Northern Illinois won
2004Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan59–38Northern Illinois won
2003Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan37–10Northern Illinois won
2002Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan24–20Northern Illinois won
2001Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan20–12Northern Illinois won
2000Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan22–52Western Michigan won
1999Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan21–24Western Michigan won
1998Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan23–37Western Michigan won
1997Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan13–21Western Michigan won
1992Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan7–13Western Michigan won
1991Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan10–22Western Michigan won
1988Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan15–7Northern Illinois won
1987Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan34–14Northern Illinois won
1985Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan17–0Northern Illinois won
1984Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan20–15Northern Illinois won
1983Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan27–3Northern Illinois won
1982Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan3–27Western Michigan won
1981Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan12–23Western Michigan won
1980Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan6–35Western Michigan won
1979Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan17–45Western Michigan won
1978Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan30–44Western Michigan won
1977Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan21–49Western Michigan won
1976Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan6–37Western Michigan won
1975Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan20–0Northern Illinois won
1974Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan13–30Western Michigan won
1973Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan14–28Western Michigan won
1972Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan10–14Western Michigan won
1971Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan17–27Western Michigan won
1970Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan18–38Western Michigan won
1969Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan22–31Western Michigan 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.