All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Western Michigan vs

Northern Illinois

Series

26–21

Western Michigan leads

Average Score

24.0–23.1

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

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