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Boston College vs Northern Illinois Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEBoston College3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWONorthern Illinois1 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1971Earliest documented
2023Most 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.

4 games
  1. 1971
    Boston College20 — 10Northern Illinois
    Nov 13, 1971Boston College won
  2. 2015
    Boston College17 — 14Northern Illinois
    Sep 26, 2015Boston College wonAlumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
  3. 2017
    Boston College23 — 20Northern Illinois
    Sep 2, 2017Boston College wonHuskie Stadium
  4. 2023
    Boston College24 — 27Northern Illinois
    Sep 2, 2023Northern Illinois wonAlumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2023Boston College vs Northern Illinois24–27Northern Illinois won
2017Boston College vs Northern Illinois23–20Boston College won
2015Boston College vs Northern Illinois17–14Boston College won
1971Boston College vs Northern Illinois20–10Boston College 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.