Kent State 3-24 Northern Illinois 2017-10-07 19:30
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Round: 1
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2016/11/25 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2014/10/04 21:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 17-14 |
| NCAAF | 2012/11/30 12:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | L | 37-44 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/08 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 40-10 |
| NCAAF | 2008/11/18 12:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | L | 14-42 |
| NCAAF | 2007/11/10 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 27-20 |
| NCAAF | 2005/10/22 12:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | L | 3-34 |
| NCAAF | 2002/09/28 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 13-6 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2017/09/30 19:30 | Kent State v Buffalo | L | 13-27 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/23 18:00 | Kent State v Louisville | L | 3-42 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/16 22:30 | Kent State v Marshall | L | 0-21 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/09 19:30 | Howard v Kent State | W | 31-38 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/02 16:00 | Kent State v Clemson | L | 3-56 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/25 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/16 00:00 | Kent State v Bowling Green | L | 7-42 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/09 00:30 | Western Michigan v Kent State | L | 37-21 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2017/10/01 02:30 | Northern Illinois v San Diego State | L | 28-34 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/16 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Nebraska | W | 21-17 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/09 19:30 | Eastern Illinois v Northern Illinois | W | 10-38 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/02 01:30 | Boston College v Northern Illinois | L | 23-20 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/25 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | W | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/17 01:00 | Northern Illinois v Eastern Michigan | W | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/10 01:00 | Toledo v Northern Illinois | L | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/02 00:00 | Bowling Green v Northern Illinois | W | 20-45 |