Matchup Index

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Nebraska Cornhuskers 4
Nebraska Cornhuskers leads 4-1
wins
1989 to 2023
Nebraska Cornhuskers have won 2 straight
Northern Illinois Huskies 1

Series timeline

▲ Nebraska Cornhuskers ahead (peak +3)
1989: Nebraska Cornhuskers 48-171990: Nebraska Cornhuskers 60-142017: Northern Illinois Huskies 21-172019: Nebraska Cornhuskers 44-82023: Nebraska Cornhuskers 35-11

Nebraska Cornhuskers Northern Illinois Huskies Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Nebraska Cornhuskers 2 (1989–1990), Northern Illinois Huskies 1 (2017). Current: Nebraska Cornhuskers 2.

Splits

SplitNebraska Cornhuskers record
Regular season4-1
Hosted by Nebraska Cornhuskers4-1
Last 5 seasons (1989 to 2023)4-1
Largest Nebraska Cornhuskers win60-14 (1990)
Largest Northern Illinois Huskies win21-17 (2017)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2023 Sep 16, 2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers 35-11 at Nebraska Cornhuskers Week 4
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Sep 14, 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers 44-8 at Nebraska Cornhuskers Week 4
2017 Sep 16, 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies 21-17 at Nebraska Cornhuskers Week 4
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1990 Sep 8, 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers 60-14 at Nebraska Cornhuskers Week 3
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 9, 1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers 48-17 at Nebraska Cornhuskers Week 2

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.