Northern Illinois 24-31 Central Michigan 2017-10-01 03:00
Stadium: Kramer/Deromedi Field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Roderick Charles Carey Away Manager: John Bonamego
Head to Head
| 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 |
| NCAAF | 2014/10/11 21:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 17-34 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/29 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | W | 55-24 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/01 12:00 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 48-41 |
| NCAAF | 2010/10/23 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | W | 33-7 |
| NCAAF | 2009/11/27 12:00 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 45-31 |
| NCAAF | 2008/11/12 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 30-33 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2017/10/01 02:30 | Northern Illinois v San Diego State | L | 28-34 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/16 16:00 | Northern Illinois v Nebraska | W | 21-17 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/09 19:30 | Eastern Illinois v Northern Illinois | W | 10-38 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/02 01:30 | Boston College v Northern Illinois | L | 23-20 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/25 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | W | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/17 01:00 | Northern Illinois v Eastern Michigan | W | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/10 01:00 | Toledo v Northern Illinois | L | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/02 00:00 | Bowling Green v Northern Illinois | W | 20-45 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2017/09/30 17:00 | Boston College v Central Michigan | L | 28-8 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/23 19:30 | Miami Ohio v Central Michigan | L | 31-14 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/16 19:30 | Central Michigan v Syracuse | L | 17-41 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/09 20:00 | Central Michigan v Kansas | W | 45-27 |
| NCAAF | 2017/08/31 23:00 | Rhode Island v Central Michigan | W | 27-30 |
| NCAAF | 2016/12/19 19:30 | Central Michigan v Tulsa | L | 10-55 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/23 00:00 | Central Michigan v Eastern Michigan | L | 21-26 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/16 00:00 | Ohio v Central Michigan | W | 20-27 |