All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

Series

21–18

Central Michigan leads

Average Score

26.5–24.5

39 games

Current Streak

Northern Illinois

Longest Streak

Northern Illinois, 1998–2006

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2024	2024-12-01	Northern Illinois	16–24
2023	2023-11-05	Central Michigan	37–31
2022	2022-11-08	Central Michigan	35–22
2021	2021-10-26	Northern Illinois	38–39
2020	2020-11-17	Central Michigan	40–10
2019	2019-11-05	Central Michigan	48–10
2018	2018-09-18	Northern Illinois	16–24
2017	2017-11-28	Central Michigan	31–24
2016	2016-10-18	Central Michigan	34–28
2015	2015-10-06	Central Michigan	29–19
2014	2014-10-14	Central Michigan	34–17
2013	2013-10-22	Northern Illinois	17–38
2012	2012-10-02	Northern Illinois	24–55
2011	2011-10-04	Central Michigan	48–41
2010	2010-10-26	Northern Illinois	7–33
2009	2009-12-01	Central Michigan	45–31
2008	2008-11-18	Central Michigan	33–30
2007	2007-10-02	Central Michigan	35–10
2006	2006-11-21	Northern Illinois	10–31
2005	2005-11-08	Northern Illinois	28–31
2004	2004-10-19	Northern Illinois	10–42
2003	2003-10-14	Northern Illinois	24–40
2002	2002-10-22	Northern Illinois	0–49
2001	2001-10-30	Northern Illinois	24–33
2000	2000-11-21	Northern Illinois	6–40
1999	1999-10-19	Northern Illinois	27–31
1998	1998-10-20	Northern Illinois	6–16
1997	1997-09-02	Central Michigan	44–10
1985	1985-11-26	Central Michigan	30–21
1984	1984-11-06	Northern Illinois	7–8
1983	1983-11-08	Central Michigan	30–14
1982	1982-11-23	Northern Illinois	13–19
1981	1981-09-22	Central Michigan	17–10
1980	1980-10-21	Northern Illinois	0–21
1979	1979-10-16	Central Michigan	31–11
1978	1978-10-24	Central Michigan	34–7
1977	1977-10-11	Central Michigan	25–21
1976	1976-11-16	Central Michigan	31–9
1975	1975-11-18	Central Michigan	69–7

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