[4] Northern Illinois 38-44 Ball State [12] 2022-10-01 18:00
Stadium: Scheumann Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Mike Neu Away Manager: Thomas Hammock
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2021/11/11 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | W | 29-30 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/19 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 25-31 |
| NCAAF | 2019/10/05 19:30 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 27-20 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 19:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 24-16 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/10 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | W | 17-63 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/01 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2015/10/10 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 59-41 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/06 01:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | W | 21-35 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2022/09/24 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Kentucky | L | 23-31 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/17 19:30 | Vanderbilt v Northern Illinois | L | 38-28 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/10 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Tulsa | L | 35-38 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/02 00:00 | Eastern Illinois v Northern Illinois | W | 27-34 |
| NCAAF Bowl Games | 2021/12/17 23:00 | Coastal Carolina v Northern Illinois | L | 47-41 |
| NCAAF | 2021/12/04 17:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | W | 23-41 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/24 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 42-21 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/18 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Buffalo | W | 33-27 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2022/09/24 22:00 | Ball State v Georgia Southern | L | 23-34 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/17 18:00 | Murray State v Ball State | W | 0-31 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/10 18:00 | Western Michigan v Ball State | L | 37-30 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/01 23:00 | Ball State v Tennessee | L | 10-59 |
| NCAAF Bowl Games | 2021/12/25 19:30 | Ball State v Georgia State | L | 20-51 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/24 00:00 | Buffalo v Ball State | W | 3-20 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/18 00:00 | Central Michigan v Ball State | L | 37-17 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/11 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 29-30 |