All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

Series

18–21

Central Michigan leads

Average Score

24.5–26.5

39 games

Current Streak

Northern Illinois

Longest Streak

Northern Illinois, 1998–2006

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

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