Northern Illinois
MAC · 2006 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
2006 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 12–1 | L 12–35 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 9–5 | L 23–35 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H | MAC | 2–10 | W 31–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 48–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | W 40–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 2–10 | W 28–25 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 8–5 | L 14–16 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–11 | W 43–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | L 14–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | L 13–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 10–4 | W 31–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 1–11 | W 27–0 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26 |  TCUH2H |  MWC | 11–2 | L 7–37 |
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).
- Central Michigan +10
- Ball State +5
- Buffalo +2
- Miami (OH) +2
- Temple +1
- Eastern Michigan +1
- Ohio State -1
- TCU -2
- Ohio -5
- Western Michigan -5
- Iowa -7
- Toledo -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 Win % · Change -1
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.