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Northern Illinois

MAC · 2010 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
11–3
0.786 Win %
Conference
1st
8–1 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

2010 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB125–7L 10–27
3Week 3 · Sep 14NORTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 23–17
4Week 4 · Sep 21Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–6L 22–28
5Week 5 · Sep 28Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–9W 34–23
6Week 6 · Oct 5Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC1–11W 50–14
7Week 7 · Oct 12Temple (TEMPLE)H2HMAC8–4W 31–17
8Week 8 · Oct 19Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC2–10W 45–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–9W 33–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–6W 28–21
12Week 12 · Nov 16Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC8–5W 65–30
13Week 13 · Nov 23Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8W 59–21
14Week 14 · Nov 30Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–10W 71–3
14Regular Season Final · Dec 7Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC10–4L 21–26
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–5W 40–17

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
1.930
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-17+45
  • Temple +8
  • Toledo +8
  • Fresno State +8
  • Western Michigan +6
  • Ball State +4
  • Minnesota +3
  • Central Michigan +3
  • Buffalo +2
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Akron +1
  • Miami (OH) -4
  • Illinois -6
  • Iowa State -7

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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.786 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#24Post-Season W4#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
+6
-6
+11
+36
+14
+31
+26
+7
+35
+38
+68
-5
+23

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

Final Rank by Season
#462005#642006#1182007#732008#682009

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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