Northern Illinois 21-28 Western Michigan 2018-11-21 00:00
Stadium: Waldo Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Tim Lester Away Manager: Roderick Charles Carey
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2017/11/16 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 31-35 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/08 22:30 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | L | 30-45 |
| NCAAF | 2015/11/19 01:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | W | 27-19 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/28 16:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 21-31 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/27 12:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 34-48 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/15 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | W | 51-22 |
| NCAAF | 2010/10/30 12:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 21-28 |
| NCAAF | 2008/09/06 12:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 29-26 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2018/11/15 01:00 | Miami Ohio v Northern Illinois | L | 13-7 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/08 01:00 | Toledo v Northern Illinois | W | 15-38 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/01 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Akron | W | 36-26 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/27 19:30 | Northern Illinois v BYU | W | 7-6 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/13 19:30 | Ohio v Northern Illinois | W | 21-24 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 19:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 24-16 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/29 22:00 | Northern Illinois v Eastern Michigan | W | 26-23 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/22 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Florida State | L | 19-37 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2018/11/13 23:00 | Western Michigan v Ball State | L | 41-42 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/01 23:00 | Ohio v Western Michigan | L | 59-14 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/25 23:00 | Toledo v Western Michigan | L | 51-24 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/20 19:00 | Western Michigan v Central Michigan | W | 35-10 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/13 19:00 | Western Michigan v Bowling Green | W | 42-35 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 16:00 | Eastern Michigan v Western Michigan | W | 24-27 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/29 19:30 | Western Michigan v Miami Ohio | W | 40-39 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/22 18:00 | Western Michigan v Georgia State | W | 34-15 |