All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

Series

23–20

Ball State leads

Average Score

25.0–25.3

43 games

Current Streak

Northern Illinois

Longest Streak

Northern Illinois, 2009–2018

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2025	2025-10-25	Northern Illinois	7–21
2024	2024-10-27	Ball State	25–23
2023	2023-11-12	Ball State	20–17
2022	2022-10-04	Ball State	44–38
2021	2021-11-16	Northern Illinois	29–30
2020	2020-11-24	Ball State	31–25
2019	2019-10-08	Ball State	27–20
2018	2018-10-09	Northern Illinois	16–24
2017	2017-11-14	Northern Illinois	17–63
2016	2016-10-04	Northern Illinois	24–31
2015	2015-10-13	Northern Illinois	41–59
2014	2014-11-11	Northern Illinois	21–35
2013	2013-11-19	Northern Illinois	27–48
2012	2012-10-09	Northern Illinois	23–35
2011	2011-11-22	Northern Illinois	38–41
2010	2010-11-23	Northern Illinois	21–59
2009	2009-11-17	Northern Illinois	20–26
2008	2008-11-11	Ball State	45–14
2007	2007-11-27	Ball State	27–21
2006	2006-10-03	Northern Illinois	28–40
2005	2005-11-01	Ball State	31–17
2004	2004-11-02	Northern Illinois	31–38
2003	2003-11-04	Northern Illinois	23–48
2002	2002-10-08	Northern Illinois	29–41
2001	2001-11-20	Northern Illinois	29–33
2000	2000-10-03	Northern Illinois	14–43
1999	1999-10-12	Northern Illinois	17–37
1998	1998-10-06	Ball State	18–13
1997	1997-10-28	Ball State	21–14
1988	1988-11-01	Ball State	18–17
1987	1987-11-03	Ball State	42–17
1986	1986-09-02	Ball State	20–10
1985	1985-10-08	Ball State	29–0
1984	1984-10-02	Ball State	15–14
1983	1983-10-04	Northern Illinois	14–27
1982	1982-10-05	Ball State	14–7
1981	1981-10-06	Ball State	23–0
1980	1980-09-16	Ball State	18–17
1979	1979-11-20	Ball State	42–0
1978	1978-11-21	Ball State	31–13
1977	1977-10-18	Ball State	31–6
1976	1976-11-02	Ball State	33–7
1975	1975-10-28	Ball State	3–0

Scores read Ball State first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.