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Northern Illinois

MAC · 1998 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
10th
2–6 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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 23–37
3Week 3 · Sep 15Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–2L 7–73
4Week 4 · Sep 22EASTERN ILLINOISUnranked—L 10–24
6Week 6 · Oct 6Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC1–10L 13–18
7Week 7 · Oct 13UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 17–38
8Week 8 · Oct 20Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5W 16–6
9Week 9 · Oct 27Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–8W 26–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–5L 3–16
11Week 11 · Nov 10Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC10–1L 10–41
12Week 12 · Nov 17Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC5–6L 12–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6L 23–34

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
6.702
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-27
-36+9
  • Central Michigan +6
  • Eastern Michigan +3
  • Miami (OH) -1
  • Kansas State -2
  • UCF -2
  • Western Michigan -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Ohio -6
  • Bowling Green -6
  • Ball State -10

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 #106Better than 23%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#104W14#106Regular Season Final#106Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#106Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
-66
-14
-5
-21
+10
+12
-13
-31
-16
-11

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

Final Rank by Season
#881993#831994#891995#1111996#1111997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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