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Northern Illinois

MAC · 1982 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
6th
5–4 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1968–2026
All-Time Record
324–350–4
0.481 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1983
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 3–9
4Week 4 · Sep 21Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 23–15
5Week 5 · Sep 28Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–8L 6–31
6Week 6 · Oct 5Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–6L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–5L 18–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–9–1W 10–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–2–2L 3–27
11Week 11 · Nov 9Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5W 36–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–4W 12–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–4–1W 19–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.907
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-26+20
  • Miami (OH) +7
  • Ohio +6
  • Central Michigan +6
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Kent State 0
  • Western Michigan -2
  • Toledo -5
  • Bowling Green -5
  • Ball State -6
  • Northwestern -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63Regular Season Final#63Post-Season W1#63Post-Season W2#63Post-Season W3#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+8
-25
-7
-2
+10
-24
+36
+5
+6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1201977#831978#581979#431980#1171981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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