All time winning streaks (home & away), + shows games
Rank Games
1 12 Buffalo 1970/11/21..2018/11/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1970/11/21 Northern Illinois 43 - Buffalo 26
A 1999/10/02 Northern Illinois 45 - Buffalo 21
H 2000/10/28 Northern Illinois 73 - Buffalo 10
A 2003/11/08 Northern Illinois 40 - Buffalo 9
H 2006/09/16 Northern Illinois 31 - Buffalo 13
H 2010/10/16 Northern Illinois 45 - Buffalo 14
A 2011/10/22 Northern Illinois 31 - Buffalo 30
H 2012/10/13 Northern Illinois 45 - Buffalo 3
A 2015/11/11 Northern Illinois 41 - Buffalo 30
H 2016/10/22 Northern Illinois 44 - Buffalo 7
A 2017/10/14 Northern Illinois 14 - Buffalo 13
N 2018/11/30 Northern Illinois 30 - Buffalo 29 ** MAC CHAMPIONSHIP **
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2020/11/04 Buffalo 49 - Northern Illinois 30
2 11 Eastern Michigan 2008/09/27..2018/09/29 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2008/09/27 Northern Illinois 37 - Eastern Michigan 0
H 2009/11/05 Northern Illinois 50 - Eastern Michigan 6
A 2010/11/26 Northern Illinois 71 - Eastern Michigan 3
H 2011/11/25 Northern Illinois 18 - Eastern Michigan 12
A 2012/11/23 Northern Illinois 49 - Eastern Michigan 7
H 2013/10/26 Northern Illinois 59 - Eastern Michigan 20
A 2014/10/25 Northern Illinois 28 - Eastern Michigan 17
H 2015/10/24 Northern Illinois 49 - Eastern Michigan 21
A 2016/11/16 Northern Illinois 31 - Eastern Michigan 24 OT
H 2017/10/26 Northern Illinois 30 - Eastern Michigan 27 OT
A 2018/09/29 Northern Illinois 26 - Eastern Michigan 23 OT
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2019/11/19 Eastern Michigan 45 - Northern Illinois 17
3 10 Ball State 2009/11/12..2018/10/06 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2009/11/12 Northern Illinois 26 - Ball State 20
A 2010/11/20 Northern Illinois 59 - Ball State 21
H 2011/11/15 Northern Illinois 41 - Ball State 38
A 2012/10/06 Northern Illinois 35 - Ball State 23
H 2013/11/13 Northern Illinois 48 - Ball State 27
A 2014/11/05 Northern Illinois 35 - Ball State 21
H 2015/10/10 Northern Illinois 59 - Ball State 41
A 2016/10/01 Northern Illinois 31 - Ball State 24
H 2017/11/09 Northern Illinois 63 - Ball State 17
A 2018/10/06 Northern Illinois 24 - Ball State 16
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2019/10/05 Ball State 27 - Northern Illinois 20
3 10 Kent State 2002/09/28..2017/10/07 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2002/09/28 Northern Illinois 13 - Kent State 6
A 2005/10/22 Northern Illinois 34 - Kent State 3
H 2007/11/10 Northern Illinois 27 - Kent State 20
A 2008/11/18 Northern Illinois 42 - Kent State 14
H 2011/10/08 Northern Illinois 40 - Kent State 10
N 2012/11/30 Northern Illinois 44 - Kent State 37 OT ** MAC CHAMPIONSHIP **
A 2013/10/05 Northern Illinois 38 - Kent State 24
H 2014/10/04 Northern Illinois 17 - Kent State 14
A 2016/11/25 Northern Illinois 31 - Kent State 21
H 2017/10/07 Northern Illinois 24 - Kent State 3
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2021/11/03 Kent State 52 - Northern Illinois 47
5 9 Central Michigan 1998/10/17..2006/11/17 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1998/10/17 Northern Illinois 16 - Central Michigan 6
A 1999/10/16 Northern Illinois 31 - Central Michigan 27
H 2000/11/18 Northern Illinois 40 - Central Michigan 6
A 2001/10/27 Northern Illinois 33 - Central Michigan 24
H 2002/10/19 Northern Illinois 49 - Central Michigan 0
A 2003/10/11 Northern Illinois 40 - Central Michigan 24
H 2004/10/16 Northern Illinois 42 - Central Michigan 10
A 2005/11/05 Northern Illinois 31 - Central Michigan 28
H 2006/11/17 Northern Illinois 31 - Central Michigan 10
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2007/09/29 Central Michigan 35 - Northern Illinois 10
6 7 Ohio 1977/11/19..1983/11/19 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1977/11/19 Northern Illinois 20 - Ohio 6
A 1978/11/25 Northern Illinois 23 - Ohio 14
H 1979/11/24 Northern Illinois 28 - Ohio 27
A 1980/09/27 Northern Illinois 22 - Ohio 21
H 1981/11/07 Northern Illinois 38 - Ohio 14
A 1982/11/06 Northern Illinois 36 - Ohio 0
H 1983/11/19 Northern Illinois 41 - Ohio 17
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1984/11/17 Ohio 10 - Northern Illinois 3
6 7 Western Michigan 2009/10/03..2015/11/18 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2009/10/03 Northern Illinois 38 - Western Michigan 3
A 2010/10/30 Northern Illinois 28 - Western Michigan 21
H 2011/10/15 Northern Illinois 51 - Western Michigan 22
A 2012/10/27 Northern Illinois 48 - Western Michigan 34
H 2013/11/26 Northern Illinois 33 - Western Michigan 14
A 2014/11/28 Northern Illinois 31 - Western Michigan 21
H 2015/11/18 Northern Illinois 27 - Western Michigan 19
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2016/10/08 Western Michigan 45 - Northern Illinois 30
8 6 Akron 2009/10/31..2019/10/26 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2009/10/31 Northern Illinois 27 - Akron 10
A 2010/10/02 Northern Illinois 50 - Akron 14
A 2012/10/20 Northern Illinois 37 - Akron 7
H 2013/10/12 Northern Illinois 27 - Akron 20
A 2018/11/01 Northern Illinois 36 - Akron 26
H 2019/10/26 Northern Illinois 49 - Akron 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2022/11/26 Akron 44 - Northern Illinois 12
8 6 Ball State 1999/10/09..2004/10/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1999/10/09 Northern Illinois 37 - Ball State 17
A 2000/09/30 Northern Illinois 43 - Ball State 14
H 2001/11/17 Northern Illinois 33 - Ball State 29
A 2002/10/05 Northern Illinois 41 - Ball State 29
H 2003/11/01 Northern Illinois 48 - Ball State 23
A 2004/10/30 Northern Illinois 38 - Ball State 31 OT
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2005/10/29 Ball State 31 - Northern Illinois 17
8 6 Eastern Michigan 2001/11/03..2006/11/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2001/11/03 Northern Illinois 40 - Eastern Michigan 17
A 2002/11/16 Northern Illinois 49 - Eastern Michigan 21
H 2003/11/22 Northern Illinois 38 - Eastern Michigan 24
A 2004/11/20 Northern Illinois 34 - Eastern Michigan 16
H 2005/10/15 Northern Illinois 24 - Eastern Michigan 8
A 2006/11/24 Northern Illinois 27 - Eastern Michigan 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 2007/09/15 Eastern Michigan 21 - Northern Illinois 19
8 6 Toledo 2010/11/09..2015/11/03 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2010/11/09 Northern Illinois 65 - Toledo 30
A 2011/11/01 Northern Illinois 63 - Toledo 60
H 2012/11/14 Northern Illinois 31 - Toledo 24
A 2013/11/20 Northern Illinois 35 - Toledo 17
H 2014/11/11 Northern Illinois 27 - Toledo 24
A 2015/11/03 Northern Illinois 32 - Toledo 27
STREAK ENDED WITH:
N 2016/11/09 Toledo 31 - Northern Illinois 24
12 5 Arkansas State 1990/10/13..1994/11/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1990/10/13 Northern Illinois 35 - Arkansas State 0
H 1991/09/14 Northern Illinois 22 - Arkansas State 21
A 1992/09/19 Northern Illinois 31 - Arkansas State 0
H 1993/09/18 Northern Illinois 23 - Arkansas State 7
A 1994/11/05 Northern Illinois 38 - Arkansas State 16
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1995/11/11 Arkansas State 28 - Northern Illinois 21
12 5 Ball State 1966/10/08..1970/10/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1966/10/08 Northern Illinois 38 - Ball State 24 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1967/10/07 Northern Illinois 28 - Ball State 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1968/09/14 Northern Illinois 40 - Ball State 20 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1969/10/25 Northern Illinois 17 - Ball State 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1970/10/24 Northern Illinois 31 - Ball State 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1971/10/23 Northern Illinois 10 - Ball State 10 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
12 5 Eastern Michigan 1947/10/11..1951/10/13 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1947/10/11 Northern Illinois 21 - Eastern Michigan 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1948/10/29 Northern Illinois 10 - Eastern Michigan 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1949/10/08 Northern Illinois 39 - Eastern Michigan 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1950/10/07 Northern Illinois 35 - Eastern Michigan 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1951/10/13 Northern Illinois 35 - Eastern Michigan 21 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1952/10/18 Eastern Michigan 19 - Northern Illinois 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
12 5 Miami (OH) 2002/10/12..2009/10/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2002/10/12 Northern Illinois 48 - Miami (OH) 41
H 2005/10/05 Northern Illinois 38 - Miami (OH) 27
A 2006/10/08 Northern Illinois 28 - Miami (OH) 25
H 2008/10/11 Northern Illinois 17 - Miami (OH) 13
A 2009/10/24 Northern Illinois 27 - Miami (OH) 22
STREAK ENDED WITH:
N 2010/12/03 Miami (OH) 26 - Northern Illinois 21 ** MAC CHAMPIONSHIP **
12 5 Nevada-Las Vegas 1987/11/28..2015/09/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1987/11/28 Northern Illinois 34 - Nevada-Las Vegas 31
H 1989/10/21 Northern Illinois 42 - Nevada-Las Vegas 24
H 1995/10/07 Northern Illinois 62 - Nevada-Las Vegas 14
A 2014/09/13 Northern Illinois 48 - Nevada-Las Vegas 34
H 2015/09/05 Northern Illinois 38 - Nevada-Las Vegas 30
12 5 Western Michigan 1983/10/08..1988/11/12 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1983/10/08 Northern Illinois 27 - Western Michigan 3
A 1984/10/06 Northern Illinois 20 - Western Michigan 15
H 1985/09/07 Northern Illinois 17 - Western Michigan 0
A 1987/09/19 Northern Illinois 34 - Western Michigan 14
H 1988/11/12 Northern Illinois 15 - Western Michigan 7
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1991/10/12 Western Michigan 22 - Northern Illinois 10
12 5 Western Michigan 2001/10/20..2005/11/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2001/10/20 Northern Illinois 20 - Western Michigan 12
A 2002/10/26 Northern Illinois 24 - Western Michigan 20
H 2003/10/18 Northern Illinois 37 - Western Michigan 10
A 2004/10/23 Northern Illinois 59 - Western Michigan 38
H 2005/11/23 Northern Illinois 42 - Western Michigan 7
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2006/10/14 Western Michigan 16 - Northern Illinois 14
19 4 Central Michigan 1963/11/09..1966/10/01 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1963/11/09 Northern Illinois 27 - Central Michigan 22 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1964/11/07 Northern Illinois 19 - Central Michigan 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1965/10/02 Northern Illinois 19 - Central Michigan 14 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1966/10/01 Northern Illinois 20 - Central Michigan 13 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1975/11/15 Central Michigan 69 - Northern Illinois 7
19 4 Eastern Michigan 1980/11/22..1983/10/15 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1980/11/22 Northern Illinois 38 - Eastern Michigan 6
A 1981/10/24 Northern Illinois 30 - Eastern Michigan 7
H 1982/10/23 Northern Illinois 10 - Eastern Michigan 0
A 1983/10/15 Northern Illinois 34 - Eastern Michigan 15
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1984/10/13 Northern Illinois 10 - Eastern Michigan 10
19 4 Kent State 1977/10/29..1980/11/01 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1977/10/29 Northern Illinois 21 - Kent State 18
H 1978/11/04 Northern Illinois 27 - Kent State 21
H 1979/11/03 Northern Illinois 25 - Kent State 0
A 1980/11/01 Northern Illinois 35 - Kent State 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1981/10/10 Kent State 31 - Northern Illinois 10
19 4 Kent State 1982/09/18..1999/10/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1982/09/18 Northern Illinois 23 - Kent State 15
A 1983/09/24 Northern Illinois 38 - Kent State 7
H 1984/09/22 Northern Illinois 24 - Kent State 10
H 1999/10/23 Northern Illinois 50 - Kent State 7
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2001/10/13 Kent State 44 - Northern Illinois 34
23 3 Arkansas State 1996/09/21..2023/12/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1996/09/21 Northern Illinois 31 - Arkansas State 30
N 2012/01/08 Northern Illinois 38 - Arkansas State 20 !! GoDaddy.Com Bowl !!
N 2023/12/23 Northern Illinois 21 - Arkansas State 19 !! Camellia Bowl !!
23 3 Bowling Green 2004/09/24..2011/11/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2004/09/24 Northern Illinois 34 - Bowling Green 17
H 2008/10/25 Northern Illinois 16 - Bowling Green 13
A 2011/11/08 Northern Illinois 45 - Bowling Green 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
N 2013/12/06 Bowling Green 47 - Northern Illinois 27 ** MAC CHAMPIONSHIP **
23 3 Bowling Green 2016/11/01..2021/10/16 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2016/11/01 Northern Illinois 45 - Bowling Green 20
A 2017/10/21 Northern Illinois 48 - Bowling Green 17
H 2021/10/16 Northern Illinois 34 - Bowling Green 26
23 3 Eastern Michigan 1959/11/07..1961/11/11 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1959/11/07 Northern Illinois 34 - Eastern Michigan 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1960/11/05 Northern Illinois 19 - Eastern Michigan 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
H 1961/11/11 Northern Illinois 35 - Eastern Michigan 10 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1977/09/03 Eastern Michigan 25 - Northern Illinois 2
23 3 Eastern Michigan 2021/10/02..2023/10/21 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2021/10/02 Northern Illinois 27 - Eastern Michigan 20
A 2022/10/15 Northern Illinois 39 - Eastern Michigan 10
H 2023/10/21 Northern Illinois 20 - Eastern Michigan 13
23 3 Kent State 1971/10/30..1975/10/04 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1971/10/30 Northern Illinois 26 - Kent State 7
H 1972/10/28 Northern Illinois 28 - Kent State 7
H 1975/10/04 Northern Illinois 38 - Kent State 15
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1976/11/25 Kent State 42 - Northern Illinois 0
23 3 Marshall 1969/10/04..1972/09/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1969/10/04 Northern Illinois 18 - Marshall 17
** H 1971/10/09 Northern Illinois 33 - Marshall 18
A 1972/09/30 Northern Illinois 24 - Marshall 7
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1973/10/13 Marshall 39 - Northern Illinois 36
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| Current winning streaks (home & away), + shows games
Rank Games
1 5 Nevada-Las Vegas 1987/11/28..2015/09/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1987/11/28 Northern Illinois 34 - Nevada-Las Vegas 31
H 1989/10/21 Northern Illinois 42 - Nevada-Las Vegas 24
H 1995/10/07 Northern Illinois 62 - Nevada-Las Vegas 14
A 2014/09/13 Northern Illinois 48 - Nevada-Las Vegas 34
H 2015/09/05 Northern Illinois 38 - Nevada-Las Vegas 30
2 3 Arkansas State 1996/09/21..2023/12/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1996/09/21 Northern Illinois 31 - Arkansas State 30
N 2012/01/08 Northern Illinois 38 - Arkansas State 20 !! GoDaddy.Com Bowl !!
N 2023/12/23 Northern Illinois 21 - Arkansas State 19 !! Camellia Bowl !!
2 3 Bowling Green 2016/11/01..2021/10/16 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2016/11/01 Northern Illinois 45 - Bowling Green 20
A 2017/10/21 Northern Illinois 48 - Bowling Green 17
H 2021/10/16 Northern Illinois 34 - Bowling Green 26
2 3 Eastern Michigan 2021/10/02..2023/10/21 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2021/10/02 Northern Illinois 27 - Eastern Michigan 20
A 2022/10/15 Northern Illinois 39 - Eastern Michigan 10
H 2023/10/21 Northern Illinois 20 - Eastern Michigan 13
5 2 Army 2011/09/03..2012/09/15 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2011/09/03 Northern Illinois 49 - Army 26
A 2012/09/15 Northern Illinois 41 - Army 40
5 2 Central Florida 2000/10/07..2004/10/09 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2000/10/07 Northern Illinois 40 - Central Florida 20
A 2004/10/09 Northern Illinois 30 - Central Florida 28
5 2 Kent State 2021/12/04..2023/11/25 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2021/12/04 Northern Illinois 41 - Kent State 23 ** MAC CHAMPIONSHIP **
A 2023/11/25 Northern Illinois 37 - Kent State 27
5 2 Massachusetts 2012/11/03..2013/11/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2012/11/03 Northern Illinois 63 - Massachusetts 0
A 2013/11/02 Northern Illinois 63 - Massachusetts 19
5 2 Purdue 2009/09/19..2013/09/28 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2009/09/19 Northern Illinois 28 - Purdue 21
A 2013/09/28 Northern Illinois 55 - Purdue 24
5 2 Western Michigan 2022/11/09..2023/11/14 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2022/11/09 Northern Illinois 24 - Western Michigan 21
H 2023/11/14 Northern Illinois 24 - Western Michigan 0
11 1 Akron 2023/10/07 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2023/10/07 Northern Illinois 55 - Akron 14
11 1 Alabama 2003/09/20 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2003/09/20 Northern Illinois 19 - Alabama 16
11 1 Boston College 2023/09/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2023/09/02 Northern Illinois 27 - Boston College 24 OT
11 1 Brigham Young 2018/10/27 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2018/10/27 Northern Illinois 7 - Brigham Young 6
11 1 Fresno State 2010/12/18 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2010/12/18 Northern Illinois 40 - Fresno State 17 !! Humanitarian Bowl !!
11 1 Georgia Tech 2021/09/04 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2021/09/04 Northern Illinois 22 - Georgia Tech 21
11 1 Kansas 2012/09/22 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2012/09/22 Northern Illinois 30 - Kansas 23
11 1 Liberty 1992/10/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1992/10/24 Northern Illinois 27 - Liberty 21 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
11 1 Minnesota 2010/09/25 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2010/09/25 Northern Illinois 34 - Minnesota 23
11 1 New Mexico State 1994/10/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1994/10/08 Northern Illinois 48 - New Mexico State 27
11 1 Northwestern 2014/09/06 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2014/09/06 Northern Illinois 23 - Northwestern 15
11 1 Notre Dame 2024/09/07 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2024/09/07 Northern Illinois 16 - Notre Dame 14
11 1 Ohio 2023/10/14 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2023/10/14 Northern Illinois 23 - Ohio 13
11 1 Sam Houston State 2001/09/22 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2001/09/22 Northern Illinois 41 - Sam Houston State 16 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
11 1 San Jose State 1995/09/16 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1995/09/16 Northern Illinois 18 - San Jose State 17
11 1 Temple 2010/10/09 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2010/10/09 Northern Illinois 31 - Temple 17
11 1 Troy 2004/12/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2004/12/30 Northern Illinois 34 - Troy 21 !! Silicon Valley Classic !!
11 1 Wake Forest 2002/08/29 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2002/08/29 Northern Illinois 42 - Wake Forest 41 OT
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