Northern Illinois
MAC · 1997 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
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 2–9 | L 10–44 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H |  B12 | 11–1 | L 7–47 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 8–3 | L 13–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 6–5 | L 14–41 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 3–8 | L 10–35 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | L 7–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 9–3 | L 14–41 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 5–6 | L 14–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 8–3 | L 30–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–7 | L 10–38 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 8–3 | L 0–42 |
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).
- Kansas State -1
- Western Michigan -3
- Toledo -3
- Ohio -3
- Miami (OH) -3
- NC State -5
- Ball State -6
- Eastern Michigan -7
- Bowling Green -8
- Vanderbilt -8
- Central Michigan -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.000 Win % · No change
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.