All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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Northern Illinois vs

Ball State

Series

24–24–1

Series tied

Average Score

25.6–24.1

49 games

Current Streak

Northern Illinois

Longest Streak

Northern Illinois, 2009–2018

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2025	2025-10-25	Northern Illinois	21–7
2024	2024-10-27	Ball State	23–25
2023	2023-11-12	Ball State	17–20
2022	2022-10-04	Ball State	38–44
2021	2021-11-16	Northern Illinois	30–29
2020	2020-11-24	Ball State	25–31
2019	2019-10-08	Ball State	20–27
2018	2018-10-09	Northern Illinois	24–16
2017	2017-11-14	Northern Illinois	63–17
2016	2016-10-04	Northern Illinois	31–24
2015	2015-10-13	Northern Illinois	59–41
2014	2014-11-11	Northern Illinois	35–21
2013	2013-11-19	Northern Illinois	48–27
2012	2012-10-09	Northern Illinois	35–23
2011	2011-11-22	Northern Illinois	41–38
2010	2010-11-23	Northern Illinois	59–21
2009	2009-11-17	Northern Illinois	26–20
2008	2008-11-11	Ball State	14–45
2007	2007-11-27	Ball State	21–27
2006	2006-10-03	Northern Illinois	40–28
2005	2005-11-01	Ball State	17–31
2004	2004-11-02	Northern Illinois	38–31
2003	2003-11-04	Northern Illinois	48–23
2002	2002-10-08	Northern Illinois	41–29
2001	2001-11-20	Northern Illinois	33–29
2000	2000-10-03	Northern Illinois	43–14
1999	1999-10-12	Northern Illinois	37–17
1998	1998-10-06	Ball State	13–18
1997	1997-10-28	Ball State	14–21
1988	1988-11-01	Ball State	17–18
1987	1987-11-03	Ball State	17–42
1986	1986-09-02	Ball State	10–20
1985	1985-10-08	Ball State	0–29
1984	1984-10-02	Ball State	14–15
1983	1983-10-04	Northern Illinois	27–14
1982	1982-10-05	Ball State	7–14
1981	1981-10-06	Ball State	0–23
1980	1980-09-16	Ball State	17–18
1979	1979-11-20	Ball State	0–42
1978	1978-11-21	Ball State	13–31
1977	1977-10-18	Ball State	6–31
1976	1976-11-02	Ball State	7–33
1975	1975-10-28	Ball State	0–3
1974	1974-11-12	Ball State	21–31
1973	1973-10-23	Northern Illinois	45–17
1971	1971-10-26	Tie	10–10
1970	1970-10-27	Northern Illinois	31–14
1969	1969-10-28	Northern Illinois	17–13
1968	1968-09-17	Northern Illinois	40–20

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