Bronze Stalk Trophy

Battle for the Bronze Stalk

File:Ball state text logo.jpg Ball State Cardinals NIU Huskies
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 4, 1941 Ball State 6, NIU 6
Latest meeting	October 10, 2015 NIU 59, Ball State 41
Next meeting	October 1, 2016
Trophy	Bronze Stalk Trophy (2008–present)
Statistics
Meetings total	43
All-time series	Overall: NIU 21–20–2 Pre-Bronze Stalk: Ball State, 19–14–2 Bronze Stalk: NIU, 7–1
Largest victory	Ball State 42, NIU 0 (November 17, 1979)
Longest win streak	Ball State, 9 (1974–1982)
Current win streak	NIU, 7 (2009–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.

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; the NIU Huskies lead the all-time series 21–20–2, having won 14 of the last 17 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.

Game results

'Ball State victories shaded  red . NIU victories are shaded  dark red . Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Year	Winning team		Losing team		Location	Trophy Series		Overall Series
1941	NIU	6	Ball State	6	DeKalb, IL	–	–	–	0–0–1
1942	Ball State	14	NIU	0	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	1–0–1
1966	NIU	38	Ball State	24	Muncie, IN	–	–	–	1–1–1
1967	NIU	28	Ball State	14	DeKalb, IL	–	–	NIU	2–1–1
1968	NIU	40	Ball State	20	Muncie, IN	–	–	NIU	3–1–1
1969	NIU	17	Ball State	13	DeKalb, IL	–	–	NIU	4–1–1
1970	NIU	31	Ball State	14	Muncie, IN	–	–	NIU	5–1–1
1971	NIU	10	Ball State	10	DeKalb, IL	–	–	NIU	5–1–2
1973	NIU	45	Ball State	17	DeKalb, IL	–	–	NIU	6–1–2
1974	Ball State	31	NIU	21	Muncie, IN	–	–	NIU	6–2–2
1975	Ball State	3	NIU	0	DeKalb, IL	–	–	NIU	6–3–2
1976	Ball State	33	NIU	7	DeKalb, IL	–	–	NIU	6–4–2
1977	Ball State	31	NIU	6	Muncie, IN	–	–	NIU	6–5–2
1978	Ball State	31	NIU	13	DeKalb, IL	–	–	–	6–6–2
1979	Ball State	42	NIU	0	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	7–6–2
1980	Ball State	18	NIU	17	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	8–6–2
1981	Ball State	23	NIU	0	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	9–6–2
1982	Ball State	14	NIU	7	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	10–6–2
1983	NIU	27	Ball State	14	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	10–7–2
1984	Ball State	15	NIU	14	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	11–7–2
1985	Ball State	29	NIU	0	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	12–7–2
1986	Ball State	20	NIU	10	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	13–7–2
1987	Ball State	42	NIU	17	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	14–7–2
1988	Ball State	18	NIU	17	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	15–7–2
1997	Ball State	21	NIU	14	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	16–7–2
1998	Ball State	18	NIU	13	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	17–7–2
1999	NIU	37	Ball State	17	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	17–8–2
2000	NIU	43	Ball State	14	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	17–9–2
2001	NIU	33	Ball State	29	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	17–10–2
2002	NIU	41	Ball State	29	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	17–11–2
2003	NIU (#21)	48	Ball State	23	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	17–12–2
2004	NIU	38	Ball State	31	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	17–13–2
2005	Ball State	31	NIU	17	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	18–13–2
2006	NIU	40	Ball State	28	Muncie, IN	–	–	Ball State	18–14–2
2007	Ball State	27	NIU	21	DeKalb, IL	–	–	Ball State	19–14–2
2008	Ball State (#16)	45	NIU	14	Muncie, IN	Ball State	1–0	Ball State	20–14–2
2009	NIU	26	Ball State	20	DeKalb, IL	–	1–1	Ball State	20–15–2
2010	NIU	59	Ball State	21	Muncie, IN	NIU	2–1	Ball State	20–16–2
2011	NIU	41	Ball State	38	DeKalb, IL	NIU	3–1	Ball State	20–17–2
2012	NIU	35	Ball State	23	Muncie, IN	NIU	4–1	Ball State	20–18–2
2013	NIU (#20)	48	Ball State	27	DeKalb, IL	NIU	5–1	Ball State	20–19–2
2014	NIU	35	Ball State	21	Muncie, IN	NIU	6–1	–	20–20–2
2015	NIU	59	Ball State	41	DeKalb, IL	NIU	7–1	NIU	21–20–2

External links

• NIU–Ball State series history