All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Northern Illinois vs

Nebraska

Series

1–4

Nebraska leads

Average Score

14.2–40.8

5 games

Current Streak

Nebraska

Longest Streak

Nebraska, 1989–1990 · Nebraska, 2019–2023

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2023	2023-09-17	Nebraska	11–35
2019	2019-09-17	Nebraska	8–44
2017	2017-09-19	Northern Illinois	21–17
1990	1990-09-11	Nebraska	14–60
1989	1989-09-12	Nebraska	17–48

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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