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Northern Illinois vs Illinois State
College football Week 2 · 12 September 2026
Final score 24–28
Northern Illinois last 5: LLLWL · Illinois State last 5: WWLWW.
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On Saturday, 12 September 2026, Illinois State visited Northern Illinois (college football, Week 2). Final score: Northern Illinois 24–28 Illinois State. Northern Illinois had won one of their last five, scoring 19.6 and allowing 31.0 points a game. Over their last five games Illinois State went 4-1, averaging 44.6 points for and 18.0 against. This is the first meeting between the two teams in our records. Kick-off was at 23:00 UTC. The game page also covers the expected margin, total points, the predicted score, rest and the injury report. Every SportLikely prediction is saved before kick-off and checked against the result afterwards. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.