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Northern Illinois vs San Diego State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Northern Illinois and San Diego State.
PROGRAM ONENorthern Illinois0 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD0–6WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSan Diego State6 recorded wins
6Recorded meetings
1968Earliest 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.
- 1968Northern Illinois21 — 40San Diego State
- 1970Northern Illinois3 — 35San Diego State
- 1971Northern Illinois10 — 30San Diego State
- 2016Northern Illinois28 — 42San Diego State
- 2017Northern Illinois28 — 34San Diego State
- 2025Northern Illinois3 — 6San Diego State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois vs San Diego State | 3–6 | San Diego State won |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois vs San Diego State | 28–34 | San Diego State won |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois vs San Diego State | 28–42 | San Diego State won |
| 1971 | Northern Illinois vs San Diego State | 10–30 | San Diego State won |
| 1970 | Northern Illinois vs San Diego State | 3–35 | San Diego State won |
| 1968 | Northern Illinois vs San Diego State | 21–40 | San Diego State 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.