[38] Northern Illinois 39-38 Central Michigan [67] 2021-10-23 16:00
Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Jim McElwain Away Manager: Thomas Hammock
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2020/11/12 01:00 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 40-10 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/02 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 10-48 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/15 19:30 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 16-24 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/24 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 24-31 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/15 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 28-34 |
| NCAAF | 2015/10/03 19:00 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 29-19 |
| NCAAF | 2014/10/11 21:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 17-34 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/29 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | W | 55-24 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2021/10/16 19:30 | Bowling Green v Northern Illinois | W | 26-34 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/09 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Toledo | W | 22-20 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/02 18:30 | Eastern Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 20-27 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/25 18:30 | Maine v Northern Illinois | W | 14-41 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/18 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Michigan | L | 10-63 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/11 17:30 | Wyoming v Northern Illinois | L | 50-43 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/04 23:30 | Northern Illinois v Georgia Tech | W | 22-21 |
| NCAAF | 2020/12/12 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Eastern Michigan | L | 33-41 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2021/10/16 19:30 | Toledo v Central Michigan | W | 23-26 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/09 19:30 | Central Michigan v Ohio | W | 30-27 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/02 19:30 | Central Michigan v Miami Ohio | L | 17-28 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/25 16:00 | Florida Intl v Central Michigan | W | 27-31 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/18 23:30 | Central Michigan v LSU | L | 21-49 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/11 19:00 | Robert Morris v Central Michigan | W | 0-45 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/04 20:00 | Central Michigan v Missouri | L | 24-34 |
| NCAAF | 2020/12/12 20:00 | Central Michigan v Toledo | L | 23-24 |