[8] Northern Illinois 24-21 Western Michigan [2] 2022-11-10 00:00
Stadium: Waldo Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Tim Lester Away Manager: Thomas Hammock
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2021/11/24 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 42-21 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/28 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | L | 27-30 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/27 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 14-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/21 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | L | 21-28 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/16 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 31-35 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/08 22:30 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | L | 30-45 |
| NCAAF | 2015/11/19 01:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | W | 27-19 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/28 16:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 21-31 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2022/11/02 23:00 | Central Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 35-22 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/22 18:00 | Northern Illinois v Ohio | L | 17-24 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/15 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Eastern Michigan | W | 39-10 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/08 19:30 | Toledo v Northern Illinois | L | 52-32 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/01 18:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 38-44 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/24 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Kentucky | L | 23-31 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/17 19:30 | Vanderbilt v Northern Illinois | L | 38-28 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/10 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Tulsa | L | 35-38 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2022/11/02 23:00 | Western Michigan v Bowling Green | L | 9-13 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/22 19:30 | Western Michigan v Miami Ohio | W | 16-10 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/15 19:30 | Ohio v Western Michigan | L | 33-14 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/08 16:00 | Eastern Michigan v Western Michigan | L | 45-23 |
| NCAAF | 2022/10/01 22:00 | New Hampshire v Western Michigan | W | 7-44 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/25 02:30 | Western Michigan v San Jose State | L | 6-34 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/17 23:30 | Pittsburgh v Western Michigan | L | 34-13 |
| NCAAF | 2022/09/10 18:00 | Western Michigan v Ball State | W | 37-30 |