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Northern Illinois

MAC · 2013 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
12–2
0.857 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

2013 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–5W 30–27
4Week 4 · Sep 17Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI1–11W 45–35
5Week 5 · Sep 24EASTERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 43–39
6Week 6 · Oct 1Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB101–11W 55–24
7Week 7 · Oct 8Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC4–8W 38–24
8Week 8 · Oct 15Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC5–7W 27–20
9Week 9 · Oct 22Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–6W 38–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–10W 59–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2HMAC1–11W 63–19
13Week 13 · Nov 19Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC10–3W 48–27
14Week 14 · Nov 26Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–5W 35–17
15Week 15 · Dec 3Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–11W 33–14
15Regular Season Final · Dec 10Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC10–4L 27–47
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HMWC9–5L 14–21

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
1.712
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+37
-9+46
  • Ball State +10
  • Iowa +8
  • Toledo +7
  • Central Michigan +6
  • Akron +5
  • Kent State +4
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Idaho +1
  • Purdue +1
  • Massachusetts +1
  • Western Michigan +1
  • Bowling Green -4
  • Utah State -5

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.857 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15Regular Season Final#15Post-Season W1#15Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+10
+4
+31
+14
+7
+21
+39
+44
+21
+18
+19
-20
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#732008#682009#252010#242011#172012

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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