Head to head · since 2015
Updated Aug 30, 2026Ball State vs N Illinois
N Illinois leads Ball State 6-5 over their last 11 meetings since 2015. They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season. Updated August 29, 2026.
11
meetings
10.7
avg margin (pts)
1
N Illinois streak
These two are not on each other's 2026 regular-season schedule. This page stays here and updates the moment they are.
Wildest game
2016
31–24, wilder than 90% of all games
Biggest upset
2023
Ball State won with a 20% chance
Biggest crowd
15,318
2024 · Scheumann Stadium
Every meeting
Results from 2015 to 2025, most recent first.
- 2025N Illinois beat Ball State21–7
- 2024Ball State beat N Illinois25–23
- 2023Ball State beat N Illinois20–17
- 2022Ball State beat N Illinois44–38
- 2021N Illinois beat Ball State30–29
- 2020Ball State beat N Illinois31–25
- 2019Ball State beat N Illinois27–20
- 2018N Illinois beat Ball State24–16
- 2017N Illinois beat Ball State63–17
- 2016N Illinois beat Ball State31–24
- 2015N Illinois beat Ball State59–41
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