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Northern Illinois

MAC · 1999 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
9th
5–3 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

1999 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7WESTERN ILLINOISUnranked—L 21–27
3Week 3 · Sep 14Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–6L 31–34
4Week 4 · Sep 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB101–10L 0–24
5Week 5 · Sep 28Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–5L 21–24
6Week 6 · Oct 5Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC0–11W 45–21
7Week 7 · Oct 12Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 37–17
8Week 8 · Oct 19Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7W 31–27
9Week 9 · Oct 26Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–9W 50–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC13–0L 9–41
12Week 12 · Nov 16Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 14–44
13Week 13 · Nov 23Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7W 30–23

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
4.864
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-26+10
  • Central Michigan +4
  • Eastern Michigan +4
  • Kent State +2
  • Buffalo 0
  • Ball State 0
  • Marshall 0
  • Western Michigan -5
  • Toledo -5
  • Vanderbilt -6
  • Iowa -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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#89Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W2#89Post-Season W3#90Post-Season W4#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
-3
-24
-3
+24
+20
+4
+43
-32
-30
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#831994#891995#1111996#1111997#1061998

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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