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{| class="infobox" style="width: 26em; font-size: 95%;"
{{Infobox sports rivalry
|-
| wide = yes
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 110%;" | '''Bronze Stalk Trophy'''
| name = Battle for the Bronze Stalk
|-
| image =
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | [[Image:Northern illinois.gif|125px|]]
| image_size =
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | [[Image:Ball state text logo.jpg|125px|]]
| caption =
|-
| team1 = [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State Cardinals]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|NIU Huskies]]
| team1logo = Ball State Athletics wordmark.png
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State Cardinals]]
| team2 = [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Northern Illinois Huskies]]
|-
| team2logo = Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg
| '''Trophy Originated'''
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| 2008
| firstmeeting = October 4, 1941<br />Ball State 6, Northern Illinois 6
|-
| mostrecent = October 26, 2024<br />Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23
| '''Next Meeting'''
| nextmeeting = 2025
| November 5, 2014
| total = 52
|-
| series = Tie, 25–25–2
| '''All-Time Series'''
| largestvictory = NIU 63–17 (2017)
| Ball State leads, 20–19–2
| longeststreak = NIU, 10 (2009–2018)
|-
| longestunbeatenstreak =
| '''Trophy series'''
| currentstreak = Ball State, 3 (2022–present)
| NIU leads series, 5–1
| currentunbeatenstreak =
|-
| trophy = Bronze Stalk Trophy (2008–present)
| '''Current holder'''
| trophy series = Northern Illinois leads, 11–6
| NIU Huskies
| stadiums =
|}
}}
{{OSM Location map
| coord = {{coord|41.0632|-87.395}}
| nolabels = 1
| zoom = 6
| width = 295
| height = 250
| caption = Locations of Ball State and Northern Illinois
| mark1 = Red pog.svg
| label1 = Ball State
| mark-coord1 = {{coord|40.198322|-85.408943}}
| label-pos1 = top
| label-color1 = black
| mark2 = Black pog.svg
| label2 = Northern Illinois
| mark-coord2 = {{coord|41.933889|-88.777778}}
| label-pos2 = top
| label-color2 = black
}}
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>


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 '''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>


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>
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.

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 NIU 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>


==Game results==
==Game results==
{{Sports rivalry series table
''Ball State victories shaded {{color box|#FF0000|red|white}}. NIU victories are shaded {{color box|#C41E3A|dark red}}. Rankings are from the [[BCS rankings|BCS Rankings]].''
| cols = 2
| series_summary = yes
| format = compact
| team1 = Ball State
| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Ball State Cardinals}}
| team2 = Northern Illinois
| team2style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Northern Illinois Huskies}}
| October 4, 1941 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 6 | Northern Illinois | 6
| October 17, 1942 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 0
| October 8, 1966 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 24 | Northern Illinois |38
| October 7, 1967 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 28
| September 14, 1968 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 40
| October 25, 1969 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 13 | Northern Illinois | 17
| October 24, 1970 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 31
| October 23, 1971 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 10 | Northern Illinois | 10
| October 20, 1973 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 17 | Northern Illinois | 45
| November 9, 1974 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 21
| October 25, 1975 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 3 | Northern Illinois | 0
| October 30, 1976 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 33 | Northern Illinois | 7
| October 15, 1977 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 6
| November 18, 1978 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 13
| November 17, 1979 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 42 | Northern Illinois | 0
| September 13, 1980 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 18 | Northern Illinois | 17
| October 3, 1981 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 23 | Northern Illinois | 0
| October 2, 1982 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 7
| October 1, 1983 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 27
| September 29, 1984 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 15 | Northern Illinois | 14
| October 5, 1985 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 0
| August 30, 1986 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 10
| October 31, 1987 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 42 | Northern Illinois | 17
| October 29, 1988 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 18 | Northern Illinois | 17
| October 25, 1997 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 14
| October 3, 1998 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 18 | Northern Illinois | 13
| October 9, 1999 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 17 | Northern Illinois | 37
| September 30, 2000 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 14 | Northern Illinois | 43
| November 17, 2001 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 33
| October 5, 2002 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 41
| November 1, 2003 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 23 | #21 Northern Illinois | 48
| October 30, 2004 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 38
| October 29, 2005 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 17
| September 30, 2006 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 28 | Northern Illinois | 40
| November 24, 2007 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 27 | Northern Illinois | 21
| November 5, 2008 | Muncie, IN | #16 Ball State | 45 | Northern Illinois | 14
| November 12, 2009 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 26
| November 20, 2010 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 59
| November 15, 2011 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 38 | Northern Illinois | 41
| October 6, 2012 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 23 | Northern Illinois | 35
| November 13, 2013 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 27 | #20 Northern Illinois | 48
| November 5, 2014 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 35
| October 10, 2015 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 41 | Northern Illinois | 59
| October 1, 2016 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 24 | Northern Illinois | 31
| November 9, 2017 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 17 | Northern Illinois | 63
| October 6, 2018 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 16 | Northern Illinois | 24
| October 5, 2019 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 27 | Northern Illinois | 20
| November 18, 2020 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 25
| November 10, 2021 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 29 | Northern Illinois | 30
| October 1, 2022 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 44 | Northern Illinois | 38<sup>2OT</sup>
| November 7, 2023 | DeKalb, IL | Ball State | 20 | Northern Illinois | 17
| October 26, 2024 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 25 | Northern Illinois | 23
}}


== See also ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
* [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games]]
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|#
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Winning team
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Losing team
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=2|Trophy Series

|- style="background:#FF0000; color:white"
|1 || 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, Indiana|Muncie, IN]] || Ball State || 1–0
|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:"
|2 || 2009 ||align=left|'''[[2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|NIU]]''' || '''26''' || align=left|[[2009 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]|| 20 || [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb, IL]] || – || 1–1
|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:"
|3 || 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
|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:"
|4 || 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
|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:"
|5 || 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
|- style="background:#C41E3A; color:"
|6 || 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
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/northern_illinois/opponents_records.php?teamid=251 NIU–Ball State series history]


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Battle for the Bronze Stalk
Ball State Cardinals
Northern Illinois Huskies
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 4, 1941
Ball State 6, Northern Illinois 6
Latest meetingOctober 26, 2024
Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23
Next meeting2025
TrophyBronze Stalk Trophy (2008–present)
Statistics
Meetings total52
All-time seriesTie, 25–25–2
Trophy seriesNorthern Illinois leads, 11–6
Largest victoryNIU 63–17 (2017)
Longest win streakNIU, 10 (2009–2018)
Current win streakBall State, 3 (2022–present)
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Northern Illinois
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Ball State
Locations of Ball State and Northern Illinois

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 victoriesNorthern Illinois victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 4, 1941 DeKalb, IL Tie6–6
2 October 17, 1942 Muncie, IN Ball State 14–0
3 October 8, 1966 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 38–24
4 October 7, 1967 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 28–14
5 September 14, 1968 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 40–20
6 October 25, 1969 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 17–13
7 October 24, 1970 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 31–14
8 October 23, 1971 DeKalb, IL Tie10–10
9 October 20, 1973 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 45–17
10 November 9, 1974 Muncie, IN Ball State 31–21
11 October 25, 1975 DeKalb, IL Ball State 3–0
12 October 30, 1976 DeKalb, IL Ball State 33–7
13 October 15, 1977 Muncie, IN Ball State 31–6
14 November 18, 1978 DeKalb, IL Ball State 31–13
15 November 17, 1979 Muncie, IN Ball State 42–0
16 September 13, 1980 DeKalb, IL Ball State 18–17
17 October 3, 1981 Muncie, IN Ball State 23–0
18 October 2, 1982 DeKalb, IL Ball State 14–7
19 October 1, 1983 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 27–14
20 September 29, 1984 DeKalb, IL Ball State 15–14
21 October 5, 1985 Muncie, IN Ball State 29–0
22 August 30, 1986 DeKalb, IL Ball State 20–10
23 October 31, 1987 Muncie, IN Ball State 42–17
24 October 29, 1988 DeKalb, IL Ball State 18–17
25 October 25, 1997 DeKalb, IL Ball State 21–14
26 October 3, 1998 Muncie, IN Ball State 18–13
27 October 9, 1999 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 37–17
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
28 September 30, 2000 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 43–14
29 November 17, 2001 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 33–29
30 October 5, 2002 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 41–29
31 November 1, 2003 DeKalb, IL #21 Northern Illinois 48–23
32 October 30, 2004 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 38–31
33 October 29, 2005 DeKalb, IL Ball State 31–17
34 September 30, 2006 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 40–28
35 November 24, 2007 DeKalb, IL Ball State 27–21
36 November 5, 2008 Muncie, IN #16 Ball State 45–14
37 November 12, 2009 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 26–20
38 November 20, 2010 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 59–21
39 November 15, 2011 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 41–38
40 October 6, 2012 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 35–23
41 November 13, 2013 DeKalb, IL #20 Northern Illinois 48–27
42 November 5, 2014 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 35–21
43 October 10, 2015 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 59–41
44 October 1, 2016 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 31–24
45 November 9, 2017 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 63–17
46 October 6, 2018 Muncie, IN Northern Illinois 24–16
47 October 5, 2019 DeKalb, IL Ball State 27–20
48 November 18, 2020 Muncie, IN Ball State 31–25
49 November 10, 2021 DeKalb, IL Northern Illinois 30–29
50 October 1, 2022 Muncie, IN Ball State 44–382OT
51 November 7, 2023 DeKalb, IL Ball State 20–17
52 October 26, 2024 Muncie, IN Ball State 25–23
Series: Tied 25–25–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Illinois and Ball State to Play for The Bronze Stalk". NIUhuskies.com. November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Northern Illinois Opponents". Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.


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