All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Northern Illinois vs

Western Michigan

Series

21–26

Western Michigan leads

Average Score

23.1–24.0

47 games

Current Streak

Northern Illinois

Longest Streak

Western Michigan, 1976–1982 · Northern Illinois, 2009–2015

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2022	2022-11-15	Northern Illinois	24–21
2021	2021-11-30	Western Michigan	21–42
2020	2020-12-01	Western Michigan	27–30
2019	2019-12-03	Northern Illinois	17–14
2018	2018-11-27	Western Michigan	21–28
2017	2017-11-21	Northern Illinois	35–31
2016	2016-10-11	Western Michigan	30–45
2015	2015-11-24	Northern Illinois	27–19
2014	2014-12-02	Northern Illinois	31–21
2013	2013-12-03	Northern Illinois	33–14
2012	2012-10-30	Northern Illinois	48–34
2011	2011-10-18	Northern Illinois	51–22
2010	2010-11-02	Northern Illinois	28–21
2009	2009-10-06	Northern Illinois	38–3
2008	2008-09-09	Western Michigan	26–29
2007	2007-10-16	Western Michigan	13–17
2006	2006-10-17	Western Michigan	14–16
2005	2005-11-29	Northern Illinois	42–7
2004	2004-10-26	Northern Illinois	59–38
2003	2003-10-21	Northern Illinois	37–10
2002	2002-10-29	Northern Illinois	24–20
2001	2001-10-23	Northern Illinois	20–12
2000	2000-10-24	Western Michigan	22–52
1999	1999-09-28	Western Michigan	21–24
1998	1998-09-08	Western Michigan	23–37
1997	1997-09-16	Western Michigan	13–21
1992	1992-11-03	Western Michigan	7–13
1991	1991-10-15	Western Michigan	10–22
1988	1988-11-15	Northern Illinois	15–7
1987	1987-09-22	Northern Illinois	34–14
1985	1985-09-10	Northern Illinois	17–0
1984	1984-10-09	Northern Illinois	20–15
1983	1983-10-11	Northern Illinois	27–3
1982	1982-11-02	Western Michigan	3–27
1981	1981-11-03	Western Michigan	12–23
1980	1980-09-23	Western Michigan	6–35
1979	1979-09-25	Western Michigan	17–45
1978	1978-09-19	Western Michigan	30–44
1977	1977-09-27	Western Michigan	21–49
1976	1976-09-21	Western Michigan	6–37
1975	1975-09-30	Northern Illinois	20–0
1974	1974-09-24	Western Michigan	13–30
1973	1973-09-25	Western Michigan	14–28
1972	1972-09-26	Western Michigan	10–14
1971	1971-09-28	Western Michigan	17–27
1970	1970-11-17	Western Michigan	18–38
1969	1969-11-18	Western Michigan	22–31

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