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Northern Illinois

MAC · 2015 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
8–6
0.571 Win %
Conference
6th
6–3 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

2015 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8UNLVH2HMWC3–9W 38–30
3Week 3 · Sep 15Murray State RacersUnranked—W 57–26
4Week 4 · Sep 22Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–1L 13–20
5Week 5 · Sep 29Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC3–9L 14–17
6Week 6 · Oct 6Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6L 19–29
7Week 7 · Oct 13Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC3–9W 59–41
8Week 8 · Oct 20Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC3–9W 45–12
9Week 9 · Oct 27Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–11W 49–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC10–2W 32–27
12Week 12 · Nov 17Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC5–7W 41–30
13Week 13 · Nov 24Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–5W 27–19
14Week 14 · Dec 1Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC8–5L 21–26
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC10–4L 14–34
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HMWC9–4L 7–55

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
3.380
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-29+33
  • Toledo +10
  • Western Michigan +8
  • Buffalo +5
  • UNLV +3
  • Ball State +3
  • Miami (OH) +3
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Ohio State -1
  • Bowling Green -4
  • Boise State -4
  • Ohio -5
  • Central Michigan -6
  • Boston College -9

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 #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.571 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61Post-Season W1#62Post-Season W2#67Post-Season W3#66Post-Season W4#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+31
-7
-3
-10
+18
+33
+28
+5
+11
+8
-5
-20
-48

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

Final Rank by Season
#252010#242011#172012#202013#272014

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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