Northern Illinois
MAC · 2009 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
2009 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | L 20–28 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 41–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 28–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Idaho (IDAHO)H2H | IND WAC | 8–5 | L 31–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 5–7 | W 38–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | L 19–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 1–11 | W 27–22 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | W 27–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 0–12 | W 50–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 2–10 | W 26–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 9–5 | L 31–38 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 12–2 | L 31–45 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | L 3–27 |
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).
- Purdue +5
- Western Michigan +5
- Akron +3
- Ball State +2
- Miami (OH) +1
- Eastern Michigan 0
- Central Michigan -2
- Wisconsin -3
- Idaho -5
- Ohio -5
- South Florida -5
- 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 % · 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.