[5] Northern Illinois 37-27 Kent State [12] 2023-11-25 17:00
Stadium: Dix Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Kenni Burns Away Manager: Thomas Hammock
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2021/12/04 17:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | W | 23-41 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/03 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | L | 47-52 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/07 19:30 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | W | 3-24 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/25 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | W | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2014/10/04 21:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | W | 17-14 |
| NCAAF | 2012/11/30 12:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | W | 37-44 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/08 12:00 | Northern Illinois v Kent State | W | 40-10 |
| NCAAF | 2008/11/18 12:00 | Kent State v Northern Illinois | W | 14-42 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2023/11/15 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 0-24 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/08 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 20-17 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/31 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Central Michigan | L | 31-37 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Eastern Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 13-20 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 20:00 | Ohio v Northern Illinois | W | 13-23 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Akron | W | 55-14 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Toledo | L | 33-35 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 16:00 | Tulsa v Northern Illinois | L | 22-14 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2023/11/18 19:00 | Kent State v Ball State | L | 3-34 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/09 00:00 | Bowling Green v Kent State | L | 49-19 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/01 23:30 | Kent State v Akron | L | 27-31 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Buffalo v Kent State | L | 24-6 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 16:00 | Kent State v Eastern Michigan | L | 14-28 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 19:30 | Kent State v Ohio | L | 17-42 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 18:30 | Miami Ohio v Kent State | L | 23-3 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/24 02:30 | Kent State v Fresno State | L | 10-53 |