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Northern Illinois

BW · 1994 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
3–3 in BW

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

1994 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B83–7–1L 14–31
3Week 3 · Sep 13Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND BW6–5L 9–29
4Week 4 · Sep 20Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–5L 10–34
5Week 5 · Sep 27EASTERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 49–17
6Week 6 · Oct 4Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW9–2L 31–35
7Week 7 · Oct 11New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW3–8W 48–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND BW6–5L 32–41
9Week 9 · Oct 25Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND BW3–8W 27–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–6L 16–17
11Week 11 · Nov 8Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 38–16
12Week 12 · Nov 15Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–7L 27–30

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
5.241
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-30
-37+7
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Louisiana Tech +3
  • Arkansas State +1
  • Nevada -2
  • Louisiana -5
  • Illinois -5
  • Pacific -5
  • Vanderbilt -6
  • Oklahoma State -7
  • Arkansas -7

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 #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83W14#83Regular Season Final#83Post-Season W2#83Post-Season W3#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-20
-24
+32
-4
+21
-9
+10
-1
+22
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#251989#561990#941991#751992#881993

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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