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Rivalry History

Ball State-Northern Illinois

Ball State and Northern Illinois have met 53 times since 1941. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
24-24-1
Current streak
Northern Illinois 1 game
Longest streak
Northern Illinois 10 games (2009-2018)
Avg. margin / points
-1.4 / 49.7

Series overview

Ball State 24-24-1 Northern Illinois. Current streak: Northern Illinois 1 game.

Last five meetings

Ball State 3 | Northern Illinois 2

Largest margin

46 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1941 through 2025.
  • 49 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 25, 2025.

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Recent rivalry results

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10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 25, 2025Ball State at Northern IllinoisBall State 7, Northern Illinois 21Huskie StadiumNorthern Illinois
Oct 26, 2024Northern Illinois at Ball StateBall State 25, Northern Illinois 23Venue unavailableBall State
Nov 8, 2023Ball State at Northern IllinoisBall State 20, Northern Illinois 17Venue unavailableBall State
Oct 1, 2022Northern Illinois at Ball StateBall State 44, Northern Illinois 38Venue unavailableBall State
Nov 11, 2021Ball State at Northern IllinoisBall State 29, Northern Illinois 30Venue unavailableNorthern Illinois
Nov 19, 2020Northern Illinois at Ball StateBall State 31, Northern Illinois 25Venue unavailableBall State
Oct 5, 2019Ball State at Northern IllinoisBall State 27, Northern Illinois 20Venue unavailableBall State
Oct 6, 2018Northern Illinois at Ball StateBall State 16, Northern Illinois 24Venue unavailableNorthern Illinois
Nov 10, 2017Ball State at Northern IllinoisBall State 17, Northern Illinois 63Venue unavailableNorthern Illinois
Oct 1, 2016Northern Illinois at Ball StateBall State 24, Northern Illinois 31Venue unavailableNorthern Illinois