Northern Illinois
MAC · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–6–1 | W 37–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 7–4 | L 9–37 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 1–10 | W 38–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 6–5 | W 27–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 6–5 | W 27–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 1–10 | W 34–15 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 8–3 | W 24–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 4–7 | W 17–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 8–3 | L 14–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 9–2 | W 26–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 4–7 | W 41–17 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 20 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND PCAA | 7–5 | W 20–13 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Toledo +9
- Bowling Green +8
- CAL State Fullerton +7
- Ball State +6
- Western Michigan +6
- Kansas +4
- Miami (OH) +4
- Ohio +4
- Kent State +1
- Eastern Michigan +1
- Central Michigan -3
- Wisconsin -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.