Bronze Stalk Trophy

Battle for the Bronze Stalk

Ball State Cardinals

NIU Huskies

Sport

Football

First meeting

October 4, 1941
Ball State 6, NIU 6

Latest meeting

October 1, 2016
NIU 31, Ball State 24

Next meeting

November 9, 2017

Trophy

Bronze Stalk Trophy (2008–present)

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

NIU leads, 22–20–2

Trophy series

NIU leads, 8–1

Largest victory

Ball State 42–0 (1979)

Longest win streak

Ball State, 9 (1974–1982)

Current win streak

NIU, 8 (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.^[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; the NIU Huskies lead the all-time series 22–20–2, having won 15 of the last 18 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.^[2]

Game results

Ball State victories	NIU victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1941	DeKalb, IL	Tie	6–6
2	1942	Muncie, IN	Ball State	14–0
3	1966	Muncie, IN	NIU	38–24
4	1967	DeKalb, IL	NIU	28–14
5	1968	Muncie, IN	NIU	40–20
6	1969	DeKalb, IL	NIU	17–13
7	1970	Muncie, IN	NIU	31–14
8	1971	DeKalb, IL	Tie	10–10
9	1973	DeKalb, IL	NIU	45–17
10	1974	Muncie, IN	Ball State	31–21
11	1975	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	3–0
12	1976	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	33–7
13	1977	Muncie, IN	Ball State	31–6
14	1978	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	31–13
15	1979	Muncie, IN	Ball State	42–0
16	1980	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	18–17
17	1981	Muncie, IN	Ball State	23–0
18	1982	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	14–7
19	1983	Muncie, IN	NIU	27–14
20	1984	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	15–14
21	1985	Muncie, IN	Ball State	29–0
22	1986	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	20–10
23	1987	Muncie, IN	Ball State	42–17

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
24	1988	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	18–17
25	1997	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	21–14
26	1998	Muncie, IN	Ball State	18–13
27	1999	DeKalb, IL	NIU	37–17
28	2000	Muncie, IN	NIU	43–14
29	2001	DeKalb, IL	NIU	33–29
30	2002	Muncie, IN	NIU	41–29
31	2003	DeKalb, IL	NIU	48–23
32	2004	Muncie, IN	NIU	38–31
33	2005	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	31–17
34	2006	Muncie, IN	NIU	40–28
35	2007	DeKalb, IL	Ball State	27–21
36	2008	Muncie, IN	Ball State	45–14
37	2009	DeKalb, IL	NIU	26–20
38	2010	Muncie, IN	NIU	59–21
39	2011	DeKalb, IL	NIU	41–38
40	2012	Muncie, IN	NIU	35–23
41	2013	DeKalb, IL	NIU	48–27
42	2014	Muncie, IN	NIU	35–21
43	2015	DeKalb, IL	NIU	59–41
44	2016	Muncie, IN	NIU	31–24
Series: NIU leads 22–20–2

References

↑ "Northern Illinois and Ball State to Play for The Bronze Stalk". NIUhuskies.com. November 21, 2007.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

External links

NIU–Ball State series history

Ball State Cardinals football
Venues	Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana State (Blue Key Victory Bell) Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)
Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Northern Illinois Huskies football
Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

Mid-American Conference football rivalries
Conference	Anniversary Award (Bowling Green–Kent State) Battle of the Bricks (Miami–Ohio) Bowling Green–Toledo Bronze Stalk Trophy (Ball State–NIU) Central Michigan–Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy (Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan–Western Michigan) Wagon Wheel (Akron–Kent State)
Non-conference	Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) Blue Key Victory Bell (Ball State–Indiana State) Steel Tire (Akron–Youngstown State) Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

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