[4] Northern Illinois 31-37 Central Michigan [6] 2023-10-31 23:00
Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Jim McElwain Away Manager: Thomas Hammock
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2022/11/02 23:00 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 35-22 |
| NCAAF | 2021/10/23 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | W | 39-38 |
| 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 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Eastern Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 13-20 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 20:00 | Ohio v Northern Illinois | W | 13-23 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Akron | W | 55-14 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Toledo | L | 33-35 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 16:00 | Tulsa v Northern Illinois | L | 22-14 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/16 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Nebraska | L | 11-35 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/09 19:30 | SO Illinois v Northern Illinois | L | 14-11 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/02 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Boston College | W | 27-24 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Central Michigan v Ball State | L | 17-24 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 19:30 | Akron v Central Michigan | W | 10-17 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 18:00 | Central Michigan v Buffalo | L | 13-37 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 17:30 | Eastern Michigan v Central Michigan | W | 23-26 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 21:00 | Central Michigan v South Alabama | W | 34-30 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/16 18:30 | Central Michigan v Notre Dame | L | 17-41 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/09 17:30 | New Hampshire v Central Michigan | W | 42-45 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/01 23:00 | Central Michigan v Michigan State | L | 7-31 |