[74] Ball State 29-30 Northern Illinois [44] 2021-11-11 00:00
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Thomas Hammock Away Manager: Mike Neu
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2020/11/19 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 25-31 |
| NCAAF | 2019/10/05 19:30 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | W | 27-20 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 19:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 24-16 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/10 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 17-63 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/01 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2015/10/10 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 59-41 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/06 01:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 21-35 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/06 12:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 23-35 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2021/11/02 23:00 | Ball State v Akron | W | 31-25 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/23 19:30 | Miami Ohio v Ball State | L | 24-17 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/16 18:00 | Ball State v Eastern Michigan | W | 38-31 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/09 19:30 | Ball State v Western Michigan | W | 45-20 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/02 21:00 | Army v Ball State | W | 16-28 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/25 18:00 | Toledo v Ball State | L | 22-12 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/18 20:00 | Ball State v Wyoming | L | 12-45 |
| NCAAF | 2021/09/11 19:30 | Ball State v Penn State | L | 13-44 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2021/11/03 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 47-52 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/23 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | W | 39-38 |
| 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 |