[6] Western Michigan 0-24 Northern Illinois [7] 2023-11-15 00:00
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Thomas Hammock Away Manager: Lance Taylor
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2022/11/10 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | L | 24-21 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/24 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | W | 42-21 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/28 17:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | W | 27-30 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/27 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 14-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/21 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | W | 21-28 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/16 00:00 | Western Michigan v Northern Illinois | L | 31-35 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/08 22:30 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | W | 30-45 |
| NCAAF | 2015/11/19 01:00 | Northern Illinois v Western Michigan | L | 27-19 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2023/11/08 00:00 | Central Michigan v Western Michigan | W | 28-38 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/28 17:00 | Western Michigan v Eastern Michigan | W | 45-21 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 16:00 | Western Michigan v Ohio | L | 17-20 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 19:30 | Miami Ohio v Western Michigan | L | 34-21 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 16:00 | Western Michigan v Mississippi State | L | 28-41 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 19:30 | Ball State v Western Michigan | W | 24-42 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 17:30 | Western Michigan v Toledo | L | 31-49 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/16 19:30 | Western Michigan v Iowa | L | 10-41 |
Away History
| 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 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/16 23:00 | Northern Illinois v Nebraska | L | 11-35 |