Northern Illinois Northern Illinois vs  Nebraska Nebraska

5 Meetings since 1962
  • Wins 4
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
  • Ranked Matchups: 2 Last Meeting: Sep 16, 2023
Record by Location
  • Location Lincoln
    Wins 4
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
Ranked Matchups
  • Highest Nebraska Rank: 4 (09/09/89 )
Largest Margin of Victory
  • Margin 46
    Result W 60-14
    Date 09/08/90
Current Streak
  • Streak Type Winning
    Streak Length 2
    Last Loss 09/16/17 (L)
Longest Streaks

Winning Streak

  • Games 2
    From 09/09/89
    To 09/08/90

Losing Streak

  • Games 1
    From 09/16/17
    To 09/16/17
Record in 1 Score Games
  • Wins 0
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 0.00%
Record in Blowouts
  • Blowout Wins 4
    Blowout Losses 0
Blowouts defined as a win/loss by 17 or more points
Record by Coach
  • Tom Osborne
    Wins 2
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Scott Frost
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Matt Rhule
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Mike Riley
    Wins 0
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 0%
Date Opponent Location Win/Loss Nebraska Opponent Score Diff Neb Rank Opp Rank Attendance Coach Name Bowl Name
09/09/89 Northern Illinois Lincoln W 48 17 31 4 - 76,194 Tom Osborne -
09/08/90 Northern Illinois Lincoln W 60 14 46 10 - 76,043 Tom Osborne -
09/16/17 Northern Illinois Lincoln L 17 21 4 - - 89,664 Mike Riley -
09/14/19 Northern Illinois Lincoln W 44 8 36 - - 89,588 Scott Frost -
09/16/23 Northern Illinois Lincoln W 35 11 24 - - 86,875 Matt Rhule -
*(O) Overtime Game; **(i) Interim Coach