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Northern Illinois vs Ohio State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthern Illinois0 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD0–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOOhio State2 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
2006Earliest documented
2015Most 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.

2 games
  1. 2006
    Northern Illinois12 — 35Ohio State
    Sep 2, 2006Ohio State wonOhio Stadium
  2. 2015
    Northern Illinois13 — 20Ohio State
    Sep 19, 2015Ohio State wonOhio Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2015Northern Illinois vs Ohio State13–20Ohio State won
2006Northern Illinois vs Ohio State12–35Ohio 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.