[11] Ball State 20-17 Northern Illinois [4] 2023-11-08 00:00
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Round: 1
Home Manager: Thomas Hammock Away Manager: Mike Neu
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2022/10/01 18:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 38-44 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/11 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 29-30 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/19 00:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | W | 25-31 |
| NCAAF | 2019/10/05 19:30 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | W | 27-20 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 19:00 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 24-16 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/10 00:00 | Ball State v Northern Illinois | L | 17-63 |
| 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 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2023/11/01 23:00 | Ball State v Bowling Green | L | 21-24 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Central Michigan v Ball State | W | 17-24 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 18:00 | Toledo v Ball State | L | 13-6 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 19:30 | Ball State v Eastern Michigan | L | 10-24 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 19:30 | Ball State v Western Michigan | L | 24-42 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 18:00 | Georgia Southern v Ball State | L | 40-3 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/16 18:00 | Indiana State v Ball State | W | 7-45 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/09 16:00 | Ball State v Georgia | L | 3-45 |
Away History
| 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 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/09 19:30 | SO Illinois v Northern Illinois | L | 14-11 |