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Northern Illinois

MAC · 2014 Season · Final

Pretender
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

2014 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Presbyterian College Blue HoseUnranked—W 55–3
3Week 3 · Sep 9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB105–7W 23–15
4Week 4 · Sep 16UNLVH2HMWC2–11W 48–34
5Week 5 · Sep 23Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC7–6L 14–52
7Week 7 · Oct 7Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–9W 17–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6L 17–34
9Week 9 · Oct 21Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC2–10W 51–41
10Week 10 · Oct 28Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–10W 28–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–7W 35–21
13Week 13 · Nov 18Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–4W 27–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–6W 21–14
15Week 15 · Dec 2Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–5W 31–21
15Regular Season Final · Dec 9Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC8–6W 51–17
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA13–1L 23–52

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
0.866
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-13+48
  • Toledo +9
  • Western Michigan +8
  • Bowling Green +8
  • Ohio +6
  • Northwestern +5
  • Ball State +5
  • UNLV +2
  • Kent State +2
  • Miami (OH) +2
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Marshall -1
  • Arkansas -6
  • Central Michigan -6

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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 10thBetter than 93%

0.786 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#27Post-Season W4#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+52
+8
+14
-38
+3
-17
+10
+11
+14
+3
+7
+10
+34
-29

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

Final Rank by Season
#682009#252010#242011#172012#202013

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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