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Northern Illinois

MAC · 1984 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 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

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4WEST TEXAS A&MUnranked—W 40–33
3Week 3 · Sep 11Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4–1L 14–27
5Week 5 · Sep 25Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 24–10
6Week 6 · Oct 2Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC3–8L 14–15
7Week 7 · Oct 9Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6W 20–15
8Week 8 · Oct 16Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–7–2T 10–10
9Week 9 · Oct 23Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC8–3L 6–28
10Week 10 · Oct 30Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC4–7L 7–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–2–1W 8–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC8–3–1L 7–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–6–1L 3–10

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
4.638
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-31+17
  • Central Michigan +8
  • Western Michigan +5
  • Kent State +4
  • Eastern Michigan 0
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Toledo -3
  • Wisconsin -4
  • Ohio -6
  • Miami (OH) -7
  • Ball State -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 #73Better than 47%
Win % Place 69thBetter than 50%

0.409 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#72Regular Season Final#72Post-Season W2#72Post-Season W3#75Post-Season W4#73Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-13
+14
-1
+5
0
-22
-13
+1
-6
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#581979#431980#1171981#631982#111983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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