All time home losing streaks, + shows games
Rank Games
1 14 1995/10/28..1998/09/19 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1995/10/28 Cincinnati 55 - Northern Illinois 19
H 1995/11/11 Arkansas State 28 - Northern Illinois 21
H 1996/09/07 Western Illinois 17 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1996/09/28 Texas-El Paso 37 - Northern Illinois 6
H 1996/10/05 North Texas 24 - Northern Illinois 21
H 1996/10/26 Akron 34 - Northern Illinois 17
H 1996/11/02 Louisiana Tech 40 - Northern Illinois 14
H 1997/09/06 Kansas State 47 - Northern Illinois 7
H 1997/09/13 Western Michigan 21 - Northern Illinois 13
H 1997/10/11 Vanderbilt 17 - Northern Illinois 7
H 1997/10/25 Ball State 21 - Northern Illinois 14
H 1997/11/01 Ohio 35 - Northern Illinois 30
H 1997/11/08 Eastern Michigan 38 - Northern Illinois 10
H 1998/09/19 Eastern Illinois 24 - Northern Illinois 10 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1998/10/17 Northern Illinois 16 - Central Michigan 6
2 11 1955/10/15..1957/11/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1955/10/15 Bradley 40 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1955/10/22 Western Illinois 39 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1955/11/12 Eastern Michigan 13 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1956/10/06 Central Michigan 41 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1956/10/27 Nebraska-Omaha 12 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1956/11/03 Eastern Illinois 13 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1956/11/17 Southern Illinois 28 - Northern Illinois 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1957/09/21 Wheaton (IL) 25 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1957/10/12 Western Illinois 33 - Northern Illinois 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1957/10/26 Illinois State 13 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1957/11/02 Eastern Michigan 54 - Northern Illinois 20 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1958/09/27 Northern Illinois 27 - Beloit 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
3 7 2022/09/17..2023/09/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2022/09/17 Vanderbilt 38 - Northern Illinois 28
H 2022/10/08 Toledo 52 - Northern Illinois 32
H 2022/11/02 Central Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 22
H 2022/11/16 Miami (OH) 29 - Northern Illinois 23
H 2022/11/26 Akron 44 - Northern Illinois 12
H 2023/09/09 Southern Illinois 14 - Northern Illinois 11 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 2023/09/23 Tulsa 22 - Northern Illinois 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2023/10/14 Northern Illinois 23 - Ohio 13
4 6 1967/11/04..1968/11/09 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1967/11/04 West Texas A&M 17 - Northern Illinois 10
H 1968/09/28 North Dakota State 31 - Northern Illinois 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1968/10/12 Northern Arizona 43 - Northern Illinois 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1968/10/19 Xavier 24 - Northern Illinois 20
H 1968/10/26 New Mexico State 27 - Northern Illinois 13
H 1968/11/09 Buffalo 20 - Northern Illinois 7
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1968/11/16 Northern Illinois 7 - Bowling Green 6
4 6 1969/11/08..1970/10/31 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1969/11/08 Toledo 35 - Northern Illinois 21
H 1969/11/15 Western Michigan 31 - Northern Illinois 22
H 1970/09/12 San Diego State 35 - Northern Illinois 3
H 1970/09/19 Montana 30 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1970/10/10 West Texas A&M 24 - Northern Illinois 22
H 1970/10/31 Dayton 21 - Northern Illinois 20
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1970/11/21 Northern Illinois 43 - Buffalo 26
6 5 1998/10/31..1999/09/25 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1998/10/31 Toledo 16 - Northern Illinois 3
H 1998/11/07 Miami (OH) 41 - Northern Illinois 10
H 1998/11/21 Bowling Green 34 - Northern Illinois 23
H 1999/09/02 Western Illinois 27 - Northern Illinois 21 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1999/09/25 Western Michigan 24 - Northern Illinois 21
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1999/10/09 Northern Illinois 37 - Ball State 17
7 4 1952/11/22..1953/11/14 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1952/11/22 Eastern Illinois 7 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1953/10/17 Eastern Michigan 20 - Northern Illinois 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1953/10/24 Illinois State 39 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1953/11/14 Western Illinois 27 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1954/10/09 Northern Illinois 24 - Southern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
7 4 1976/10/30..1977/10/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1976/10/30 Ball State 33 - Northern Illinois 7
H 1976/11/13 Central Michigan 31 - Northern Illinois 9
H 1977/09/03 Eastern Michigan 25 - Northern Illinois 2
H 1977/10/08 Central Michigan 25 - Northern Illinois 21
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1977/10/22 Northern Illinois 28 - Southern Illinois 0
7 4 2007/09/01..2007/10/13 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2007/09/01 Iowa 16 - Northern Illinois 3
H 2007/09/08 Southern Illinois 34 - Northern Illinois 31 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 2007/09/15 Eastern Michigan 21 - Northern Illinois 19
H 2007/10/13 Western Michigan 17 - Northern Illinois 13
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2007/11/10 Northern Illinois 27 - Kent State 20
7 4 2015/11/24..2016/10/15 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2015/11/24 Ohio 26 - Northern Illinois 21
H 2016/09/17 San Diego State 42 - Northern Illinois 28
H 2016/09/24 Western Illinois 28 - Northern Illinois 23 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 2016/10/15 Central Michigan 34 - Northern Illinois 28 OT
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2016/10/22 Northern Illinois 44 - Buffalo 7
7 4 2020/11/04..2021/09/11 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2020/11/04 Buffalo 49 - Northern Illinois 30
H 2020/11/11 Central Michigan 40 - Northern Illinois 10
H 2020/12/05 Toledo 41 - Northern Illinois 24
H 2021/09/11 Wyoming 50 - Northern Illinois 43
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2021/09/25 Northern Illinois 41 - Maine 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
12 3 1927/10/08..1927/11/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1927/10/08 Eastern Michigan 25 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1927/10/21 Chicago YMCA 18 - Northern Illinois 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1927/11/05 Northern Iowa 20 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1927/11/11 Northern Illinois 0 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
12 3 1954/10/30..1954/11/20 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1954/10/30 Nebraska-Omaha 26 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1954/11/06 Central Michigan 46 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1954/11/20 Eastern Illinois 28 - Northern Illinois 9 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1955/10/01 Northern Illinois 7 - Illinois State 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
12 3 1974/09/21..1974/10/26 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1974/09/21 Western Michigan 30 - Northern Illinois 13
H 1974/09/28 Indiana State 23 - Northern Illinois 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1974/10/26 Illinois State 24 - Northern Illinois 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1974/11/16 Northern Illinois 27 - Idaho 21
12 3 1975/10/25..1976/09/18 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1975/10/25 Ball State 3 - Northern Illinois 0
H 1975/11/08 Toledo 24 - Northern Illinois 22
H 1976/09/18 Western Michigan 37 - Northern Illinois 6
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1976/10/16 Northern Illinois 7 - Illinois State 3
12 3 1980/09/13..1980/10/11 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1980/09/13 Ball State 18 - Northern Illinois 17
H 1980/09/20 Western Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 6
H 1980/10/11 Illinois State 28 - Northern Illinois 18
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1980/10/18 Northern Illinois 21 - Central Michigan 0
12 3 1986/08/30..1986/10/25 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1986/08/30 Ball State 20 - Northern Illinois 10
H 1986/09/27 Western Illinois 10 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1986/10/25 Miami (OH) 20 - Northern Illinois 6
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1986/11/08 Northern Illinois 21 - Eastern Michigan 14
12 3 1991/10/05..1991/11/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1991/10/05 Louisiana Tech 37 - Northern Illinois 3
H 1991/10/12 Western Michigan 22 - Northern Illinois 10
H 1991/11/02 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 - Northern Illinois 12
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1991/11/16 Northern Illinois 27 - Illinois State 24 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1920/10/02..1920/10/09 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1920/10/02 Wheaton (IL) 16 - Northern Illinois 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1920/10/09 North Central (IL) 13 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1920/10/16 Northern Illinois 64 - Mount Morris 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1920/11/11..1921/10/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1920/11/11 St. Viator 32 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1921/10/08 Millikin 63 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1921/10/22 Northern Illinois 64 - Mount Morris 9 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1928/10/06..1928/10/20 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1928/10/06 Illinois State 10 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1928/10/20 Valparaiso 12 - Northern Illinois 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1929/09/28 Northern Illinois 12 - LaSalle-Peru JC 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1936/11/07..1937/10/09 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1936/11/07 Illinois Wesleyan 19 - Northern Illinois 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1937/10/09 Illinois State 14 - Northern Illinois 2 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1937/10/16 Northern Illinois 7 - Wheaton (IL) 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1948/10/01..1948/10/09 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1948/10/01 St. Ambrose 16 - Northern Illinois 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1948/10/09 Illinois State 14 - Northern Illinois 12 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1948/10/23 Northern Illinois 25 - Southern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1950/11/03..1950/11/11 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1950/11/03 Central Michigan 26 - Northern Illinois 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1950/11/11 Illinois State 13 - Northern Illinois 12 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1951/10/13 Northern Illinois 35 - Eastern Michigan 21 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 1979/09/29..1979/10/27 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1979/09/29 Long Beach State 9 - Northern Illinois 3
H 1979/10/27 Southern Illinois 21 - Northern Illinois 11
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1979/11/03 Northern Illinois 25 - Kent State 0
19 2 1981/10/17..1981/10/31 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1981/10/17 Bowling Green 17 - Northern Illinois 10
H 1981/10/31 Western Michigan 23 - Northern Illinois 12
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1981/11/07 Northern Illinois 38 - Ohio 14
19 2 1993/10/23..1994/09/01 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1993/10/23 Louisiana-Lafayette 33 - Northern Illinois 19
H 1994/09/01 Oklahoma State 31 - Northern Illinois 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1994/09/24 Northern Illinois 49 - Eastern Illinois 17 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 2008/11/12..2008/11/25 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2008/11/12 Central Michigan 33 - Northern Illinois 30 OT
H 2008/11/25 Navy 16 - Northern Illinois 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2009/09/12 Northern Illinois 41 - Western Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
19 2 2025/09/27..2025/10/04 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2025/09/27 San Diego State 6 - Northern Illinois 3
H 2025/10/04 Miami (OH) 25 - Northern Illinois 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2025/10/25 Northern Illinois 21 - Ball State 7
19 2 2025/11/18..2025/11/28 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2025/11/18 Western Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 19
H 2025/11/28 Kent State 35 - Northern Illinois 31
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Current home losing streaks, + shows games
Rank Games
1 2 2025/11/18..2025/11/28 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2025/11/18 Western Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 19
H 2025/11/28 Kent State 35 - Northern Illinois 31
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