Ball State 17-63 Northern Illinois 2017-11-10 00:00
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Round: 1
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2016/10/01 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2015/10/10 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 59-41 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/06 01:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 21-35 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/06 12:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 23-35 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/15 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 41-38 |
| NCAAF | 2010/11/20 12:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 21-59 |
| NCAAF | 2009/11/12 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 26-20 |
| NCAAF | 2008/11/05 12:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | W | 45-14 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2017/11/02 22:00 | Ball State v Eastern Michigan | L | 14-56 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/26 23:00 | Ball State v Toledo | L | 17-58 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/21 19:00 | Central Michigan v Ball State | L | 56-9 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/07 19:30 | Ball State v Akron | L | 3-31 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/30 23:00 | Western Michigan v Ball State | L | 55-3 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/23 23:00 | Ball State v Western Kentucky | L | 21-33 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/16 19:00 | Tennessee Tech v Ball State | W | 13-28 |
| NCAAF | 2017/09/09 19:00 | UAB v Ball State | W | 31-51 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2017/11/02 22:00 | Northern Illinois v Toledo | L | 17-27 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/27 01:00 | Northern Illinois v Eastern Michigan | W | 30-27 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/21 18:00 | Northern Illinois v Bowling Green | W | 48-17 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/14 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Buffalo | W | 14-13 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/07 19:30 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | W | 3-24 |
| 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 |