All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

The Game Army–Navy Holy War Iron Bowl Red River The Game (Ivy)

Illinois State vs

Northern Illinois

Series

3–4

Northern Illinois leads

Average Score

15.6–23.4

7 games

Current Streak

Northern Illinois

Longest Streak

Northern Illinois, 1978–1979

Season	Date	Winner	Score
1981	1981-09-29	Northern Illinois	7–40
1980	1980-10-14	Illinois State	28–18
1979	1979-10-23	Northern Illinois	7–33
1978	1978-10-03	Northern Illinois	21–49
1977	1977-10-04	Illinois State	16–7
1976	1976-10-19	Northern Illinois	3–7
1975	1975-11-04	Illinois State	27–10

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

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