Bronze Stalk Trophy
| First meeting | Week 15, 2017 Northern Illinois 21, Ball State 10 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | Week 16, 2023 Ball State 34, Northern Illinois 14 |
| Next meeting | Week 16, 2024 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 6 |
| All-time series | Northern Illinois leads, 5-2-0 |
| Largest victory | Ball State - 20 (2023) |
| Longest win streak | Northern Illinois, 4 (2017-2020) |
| Current win streak | Ball State, 1 (2023-Present) |
The Bronze Stalk Trophy is an annual rivalry game between the Ball State Cardinals and the Northern Illinois Huskies. Northern Illinois leads the series 5-1.
Game results
| Ball State victories | Northern Illinois victories | Tie games |
| # | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 15, 2017 | Munice, IN | Northern Illinois | 21–10 | ||
| 2 | Week 15, 2018 | DeKalb, IL | Northern Illinois | 28–13 | ||
| 3 | Week 15, 2019 | Munice, IN | Northern Illinois | 31–26 | ||
| 4 | Week 14, 2020 | DeKalb, IL | Northern Illinois | 41–34 | ||
| 5 | Week 16, 2021 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 27–16 | ||
| 6 | Week 16, 2022 | Dekalb, IL | Northern Illinois | 35–21 | ||
| 7 | Week 16, 2023 | Muncie, IN | Ball State | 34–14 | ||
| Series: Northern Illinois leads 5–2 | ||||||
