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{{Infobox sports rivalry |
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 110%;" | '''Bronze Stalk Trophy''' |
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| name = Battle for the Bronze Stalk |
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| style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | [[Image:Northern illinois.gif|125px|]] |
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| style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | [[Image:Ball state text logo.jpg|125px|]] |
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| team1 = [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State Cardinals]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"| [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois Huskies]] |
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| team1logo = Ball State Athletics wordmark.png |
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| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State Cardinals]] |
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| team2 = [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois Huskies]] |
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| team2logo = Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg |
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| '''Trophy Originated''' |
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| sport = [[American football|Football]] |
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| 2008 |
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| firstmeeting = October 4, 1941<br />Ball State 6, Northern Illinois 6 |
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| mostrecent = October 26, 2024<br />Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23 |
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| '''Next Meeting''' |
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| nextmeeting = 2025 |
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| November 5, 2014 |
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| total = 52 |
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| series = Tie, 25–25–2 |
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| '''All-Time Series''' |
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| largestvictory = NIU 63–17 (2017) |
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| Ball State leads, 20–19–2 |
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| longeststreak = NIU, 10 (2009–2018) |
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| longestunbeatenstreak = |
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| '''Trophy series''' |
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| currentstreak = Ball State, 3 (2022–present) |
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| NIU leads series, 5–1 |
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| currentunbeatenstreak = |
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| trophy = Bronze Stalk Trophy (2008–present) |
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| '''Current holder''' |
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| trophy series = Northern Illinois leads, 11–6 |
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| NIU Huskies |
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| height = 250 |
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| caption = Locations of Ball State and Northern Illinois |
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| mark1 = Red pog.svg |
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| label1 = Ball State |
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| label2 = Northern Illinois |
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The '''Bronze Stalk Trophy''' is presented to the winner of the annual [[American football|college football]] game between [[Mid-American Conference]] rivals [[Northern Illinois University]] in [[DeKalb, Illinois]] and [[Ball State University]] in [[Muncie, Indiana]]. The two interstate rivals began competing for this trophy in [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112107aaa.html |title = Northern Illinois and Ball State to Play for The Bronze Stalk |date= November 21, 2007 |publisher= NIUhuskies.com}}</ref> |
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Designed by nationally recognized sculptor and DeKalb artist Renee Bemis, the trophy depicts several cornstalks in tribute to the prevalence of [[maize]] around the respective home states of the rivals. |
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The '''Bronze Stalk Trophy ''' is presented to the winner of the annual [[American football|college football]] game between [[Mid-American Conference]] rivals [[Northern Illinois University]] and [[Ball State University]]. The two interstate rivals began competing for this trophy in [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112107aaa.html |title = Northern Illinois and Ball State to Play for The Bronze Stalk |date= November 21, 2007 |publisher= NIUhuskies.com}}</ref> |
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The first meeting between the two occurred in 1941, a 6–6 tie. Currently, the all-time series is tied 25–25–2. Ball State won the inaugural contest for the Bronze Stalk at [[Scheumann Stadium]] in 2008, with Northern Illinois winning the trophy for the first time the following season on Brigham Field at [[Huskie Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/northern_illinois/opponents.php |title=Northern Illinois Opponents |access-date=November 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216112019/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/northern_illinois/opponents.php |archive-date=February 16, 2010}}</ref> |
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Designed by nationally recognized sculptor and [[DeKalb, Illinois]] (home to Northern Illinois University) artist [[Renee Bemis]], the trophy depicts several cornstalks in tribute to the prevalence of maize around the respective home states of the rivals. |
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The first meeting between the two occurred in 1941, a 6–6 tie; the Cardinals lead the all-time series at 20–19–2, but the Huskies have won 12 of the last 15 meetings. Ball State won the inaugural contest for the Bronze Stalk at [[Scheumann Stadium]] in 2008, with Northern Illinois winning the trophy for the first time the following season on Brigham Field at [[Huskie Stadium]].<ref>http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/northern_illinois/opponents.php</ref> |
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==Game results== |
==Game results== |
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{{Sports rivalry series table |
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''Ball State victories shaded {{color box|#FF0000|red|white}}. Northern Illinois victories are shaded {{color box|#C41E3A|dark red}}. Rankings are from the [[BCS rankings|BCS Rankings]].'' |
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| series_summary = yes |
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| format = compact |
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| team1 = Ball State |
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| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Ball State Cardinals}} |
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| team2 = Northern Illinois |
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| team2style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Northern Illinois Huskies}} |
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| October 4, 1941 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 6 | Northern Illinois | 6 |
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| October 17, 1942 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 0 |
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| October 8, 1966 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 24 | Northern Illinois |38 |
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| October 7, 1967 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 28 |
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| September 14, 1968 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 40 |
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| October 25, 1969 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 13 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
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| October 24, 1970 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 31 |
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| October 23, 1971 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 10 | Northern Illinois | 10 |
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| October 20, 1973 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 17 | Northern Illinois | 45 |
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| November 9, 1974 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 21 |
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| October 25, 1975 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 3 | Northern Illinois | 0 |
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| October 30, 1976 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 33 | Northern Illinois | 7 |
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| October 15, 1977 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 6 |
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| November 18, 1978 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 13 |
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| November 17, 1979 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 42 | Northern Illinois | 0 |
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| September 13, 1980 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 18 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
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| October 3, 1981 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 23 | Northern Illinois | 0 |
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| October 2, 1982 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 7 |
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| October 1, 1983 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 27 |
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| September 29, 1984 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 15 | Northern Illinois | 14 |
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| October 5, 1985 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 0 |
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| August 30, 1986 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 10 |
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| October 31, 1987 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 42 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
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| October 29, 1988 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 18 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
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| October 25, 1997 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 14 |
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| October 3, 1998 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 18 | Northern Illinois | 13 |
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| October 9, 1999 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 17 | Northern Illinois | 37 |
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| September 30, 2000 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 43 |
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| November 17, 2001 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 33 |
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| October 5, 2002 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 41 |
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| November 1, 2003 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 23 | #21 Northern Illinois | 48 |
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| October 30, 2004 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 38 |
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| October 29, 2005 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
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| September 30, 2006 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 28 | Northern Illinois | 40 |
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| November 24, 2007 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 27 | Northern Illinois | 21 |
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| November 5, 2008 | Muncie, IN | #16 Ball State | 45 | Northern Illinois | 14 |
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| November 12, 2009 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 26 |
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| November 20, 2010 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 59 |
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| November 15, 2011 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 38 | Northern Illinois | 41 |
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| October 6, 2012 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 23 | Northern Illinois | 35 |
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| November 13, 2013 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 27 | #20 Northern Illinois | 48 |
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| November 5, 2014 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 35 |
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| October 10, 2015 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 41 | Northern Illinois | 59 |
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| October 1, 2016 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 24 | Northern Illinois | 31 |
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| November 9, 2017 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 17 | Northern Illinois | 63 |
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| October 6, 2018 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 16 | Northern Illinois | 24 |
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| October 5, 2019 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 27 | Northern Illinois | 20 |
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| November 18, 2020 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 25 |
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| November 10, 2021 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 30 |
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| October 1, 2022 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 44 | Northern Illinois | 38<sup>2OT</sup> |
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| November 7, 2023 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
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| October 26, 2024 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 25 | Northern Illinois | 23 |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games]] |
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date |
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Winning team |
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Losing team |
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location |
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Trophy Series |
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Overall Series |
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| 1941 ||align=left|[[1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team|NIU]] || 6 || align=left|Ball State|| 6 || [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb, IL]]|| – || – || – || 0–0–1 |
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| 1942 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''14''' || align=left|[[1942 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team|NIU]] || 0 || [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie, IN]] || – || – || Ball State|| 1–0–1 |
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|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:" |
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| 1966 ||align=left|'''[[1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''45''' || align=left|Ball State|| 17 || Muncie, IN|| – || – || – || 1–1–1 |
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|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:" |
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| 1967 ||align=left|'''[[1967 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''45''' || align=left|Ball State|| 17 || DeKalb, IL|| – || –|| NIU|| 2–1–1 |
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|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:" |
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| 1968 ||align=left|'''[[1968 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''40''' || align=left|Ball State|| 20 || Muncie, IN|| – || –|| NIU|| 3–1–1 |
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|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:" |
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| 1969 ||align=left|'''[[1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''17''' || align=left|Ball State|| 13 || DeKalb, IL|| – || –|| NIU|| 4–1–1 |
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|-style="background:#C41E3A; color:" |
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| 1970 ||align=left|'''[[1970 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''31''' || align=left|Ball State|| 14 || Muncie, IN|| – || –|| NIU|| 5–1–1 |
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| 1971 ||align=left|[[1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 10 || align=left|Ball State|| 10 || DeKalb, IL|| – || –|| NIU|| 5–1–2 |
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| 1973 ||align=left|'''[[1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''45''' || align=left|Ball State|| 17 || DeKalb, IL|| – || –|| NIU|| 6–1–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1974 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''31''' || align=left|[[1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 21 || Muncie, IN || – || – || NIU|| 6–2–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1975 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''3''' || align=left|[[1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 0 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || NIU|| 6–3–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1976 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''33''' || align=left|[[1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 7 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || NIU|| 6–4–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1977 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''31''' || align=left|[[1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 6 || Muncie, IN || – || – || NIU|| 6–5–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1978 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''31''' || align=left|[[1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 13 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || –|| 6–6–2 |
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| 1979 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''42''' || align=left|[[1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 0 || Muncie, IN || – || – || Ball State|| 7–6–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1980 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''18''' || align=left|[[1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 17 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 8–6–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1981 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''23''' || align=left|[[1981 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 0 || Muncie, IN || – || – || Ball State|| 9–6–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1982 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''14''' || align=left|[[1982 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 7 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 10–6–2 |
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| 1983 ||align=left|'''[[1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''27''' || align=left|Ball State|| 14 || Muncie, IN|| – || –|| Ball State|| 10–7–2 |
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| 1984 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''15''' || align=left|[[1984 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 14 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 11–7–2 |
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| 1985 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''29''' || align=left|[[1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 0 || Muncie, IN || – || – || Ball State|| 12–7–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1986 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''20''' || align=left|[[1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 10 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 13–7–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1987 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''42''' || align=left|[[1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 17 || Muncie, IN || – || – || Ball State|| 14–7–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1988 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''18''' || align=left|[[1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 17 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 15–7–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 1997 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''21''' || align=left|[[1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 14 || Muncie, IN || – || – || Ball State|| 16–7–2 |
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| 1998 ||align=left|'''Ball State''' || '''18''' || align=left|[[1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 13 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 17–7–2 |
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| 1999 ||align=left|'''[[1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''37''' || align=left|Ball State|| 17 || DeKalb, IL|| – || –|| Ball State|| 17–8–2 |
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| 2000 ||align=left|'''[[2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''43''' || align=left|Ball State|| 14 || Muncie, IN || – || –|| Ball State|| 17–9–2 |
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| 2001 ||align=left|'''[[2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''33''' || align=left|Ball State|| 29 || DeKalb, IL || – || –|| Ball State|| 17–10–2 |
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| 2002 ||align=left|'''[[2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''41''' || align=left|Ball State|| 29 || Muncie, IN || – || –|| Ball State|| 17–11–2 |
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| 2003 ||align=left|'''<small>#22 </small>[[2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''48''' || align=left|Ball State|| 23 || DeKalb, IL || – || –|| Ball State|| 17–12–2 |
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| 2004 ||align=left|'''[[2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''38''' || align=left|Ball State|| 31 || Muncie, IN || – || –|| Ball State|| 17–13–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 2005 ||align=left|'''[[2005 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]''' || '''31''' || align=left|[[2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 17 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 18–13–2 |
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| 2006 ||align=left|'''[[2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''40''' || align=left|[[2006 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 28 || Muncie, IN || – || –|| Ball State|| 18–14–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 2007 ||align=left|'''[[2007 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]''' || '''27''' || align=left|[[2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 21 || DeKalb, IL || – || – || Ball State|| 19–14–2 |
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|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white" |
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| 2008 ||align=left|'''<small>#17 </small> [[2008 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]''' || '''45''' || align=left|[[2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]] || 14 || Muncie, IN || Ball State || 1–0|| Ball State|| 20–14–2 |
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| 2009 ||align=left|'''[[2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''26''' || align=left|[[2009 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 20 || DeKalb, IL || – || 1–1|| Ball State|| 20–15–2 |
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| 2010 ||align=left|'''[[2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''59''' || align=left|[[2010 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 21 || Muncie, IN || NIU || 2–1|| Ball State|| 20–16–2 |
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| 2011 ||align=left|'''[[2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''41''' || align=left|[[2011 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 38 || DeKalb, IL || NIU|| 3–1|| Ball State|| 20–17–2 |
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| 2012 ||align=left|'''[[2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''35''' || align=left|[[2012 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 23 || Muncie, IN || NIU|| 4–1|| Ball State|| 20–18–2 |
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| 2013 ||align=left|'''<small>#15 </small> [[2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''48''' || align=left|[[2013 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 27 || DeKalb, IL || NIU|| 5–1|| Ball State|| 20–19–2 |
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* [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/northern_illinois/opponents_records.php?teamid=251 NIU–Ball State series history] |
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 26 October 2024
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 4, 1941 Ball State 6, Northern Illinois 6 |
Latest meeting | October 26, 2024 Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23 |
Next meeting | 2025 |
Trophy | Bronze Stalk Trophy (2008–present) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 52 |
All-time series | Tie, 25–25–2 |
Trophy series | Northern Illinois leads, 11–6 |
Largest victory | NIU 63–17 (2017) |
Longest win streak | NIU, 10 (2009–2018) |
Current win streak | Ball State, 3 (2022–present) |
The Bronze Stalk Trophy is presented to the winner of the annual college football game between Mid-American Conference rivals Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The two interstate rivals began competing for this trophy in 2008.[1]
Designed by nationally recognized sculptor and DeKalb artist Renee Bemis, the trophy depicts several cornstalks in tribute to the prevalence of maize around the respective home states of the rivals.
The first meeting between the two occurred in 1941, a 6–6 tie. Currently, the all-time series is tied 25–25–2. Ball State won the inaugural contest for the Bronze Stalk at Scheumann Stadium in 2008, with Northern Illinois winning the trophy for the first time the following season on Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium.[2]
Game results
[edit]Ball State victories | Northern Illinois victories | Tie games |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Illinois and Ball State to Play for The Bronze Stalk". NIUhuskies.com. November 21, 2007.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Opponents". Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.