All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Northern Illinois vs

Iowa

Series

1–10

Iowa leads

Average Score

11.0–36.3

11 games

Current Streak

Iowa

Longest Streak

Iowa, 1985–2012

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2026	2026-09-07	Iowa	0–40
2018	2018-09-04	Iowa	7–33
2013	2013-09-03	Northern Illinois	30–27
2012	2012-09-04	Iowa	17–18
2007	2007-09-04	Iowa	3–16
2006	2006-10-31	Iowa	14–24
1999	1999-09-21	Iowa	0–24
1993	1993-11-09	Iowa	20–54
1991	1991-10-01	Iowa	7–58
1986	1986-09-23	Iowa	3–57
1985	1985-09-24	Iowa	20–48

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

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