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Northern Illinois vs UNLV Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthern Illinois5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOUNLV1 recorded wins
6Recorded meetings
1987Earliest 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.

6 games
  1. 1987
    Northern Illinois34 — 31UNLV
    Nov 28, 1987Northern Illinois won
  2. 1989
    Northern Illinois42 — 24UNLV
    Oct 21, 1989Northern Illinois won
  3. 1995
    Northern Illinois62 — 14UNLV
    Oct 7, 1995Northern Illinois won
  4. 2014
    Northern Illinois48 — 34UNLV
    Sep 13, 2014Northern Illinois wonSam Boyd Stadium
  5. 2015
    Northern Illinois38 — 30UNLV
    Sep 5, 2015Northern Illinois wonHuskie Stadium
  6. 2026
    Northern Illinois24 — 31UNLV
    Nov 1, 2026UNLV wonAllegiant Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Northern Illinois vs UNLV24–31UNLV won
2015Northern Illinois vs UNLV38–30Northern Illinois won
2014Northern Illinois vs UNLV48–34Northern Illinois won
1995Northern Illinois vs UNLV62–14Northern Illinois won
1989Northern Illinois vs UNLV42–24Northern Illinois won
1987Northern Illinois vs UNLV34–31Northern Illinois 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.