Northern Illinois
MAC · 2012 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
2012 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 4–8 | L 17–18 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 | TENNESSEE-MARTIN | Unranked | — | W 35–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 41–40 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H |  B12 | 1–11 | W 30–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 7–6 | W 55–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 9–4 | W 35–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 45–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H | MAC | 1–11 | W 37–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 48–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2H | MAC | 1–11 | W 63–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 9–4 | W 31–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 2–10 | W 49–7 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 11–3 | W 44–37 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 8 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 12–2 | L 10–31 |
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).
- Kent State +11
- Ball State +9
- Toledo +9
- Central Michigan +7
- Buffalo +4
- Western Michigan +4
- Army +2
- Eastern Michigan +2
- Kansas +1
- Akron +1
- Massachusetts +1
- Florida State -2
- Iowa -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.857 Win % · Change -3
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.