Northern Illinois
MAC · 2011 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
2011 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–9 | W 49–26 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H |  B12 | 2–10 | L 42–45 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 11–3 | L 7–49 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 | CAL POLY | Unranked | — | W 47–30 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 3–9 | L 41–48 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | W 40–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 7–6 | W 51–22 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | W 31–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 9–4 | W 63–60 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | W 45–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 6–6 | W 41–38 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 6–6 | W 18–12 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 6 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 10–4 | W 23–20 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 10 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H |  SUN | 10–3 | W 38–20 |
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).
- Ohio +10
- Arkansas State +10
- Toledo +9
- Western Michigan +7
- Ball State +6
- Eastern Michigan +6
- Kent State +5
- Bowling Green +5
- Army +3
- Buffalo +3
- Wisconsin -3
- Central Michigan -9
- Kansas -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.786 Win % · Change 5
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.