Northern Illinois
MAC · 2018 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
2018 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | L 7–33 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H |  PAC | 9–5 | L 6–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 1–11 | W 24–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 5–7 | L 19–37 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 7–6 | W 26–23 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 24–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 9–4 | W 24–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  BYUH2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | W 7–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 36–26 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 7–6 | W 38–15 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 6–6 | L 7–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 7–6 | L 21–28 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H | MAC | 10–4 | W 30–29 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25 |  UABH2H |  USA | 11–3 | L 13–37 |
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).
- Buffalo +10
- Ohio +9
- Eastern Michigan +7
- BYU +7
- Toledo +7
- Ball State +4
- Akron +4
- Central Michigan +1
- UAB -3
- Iowa -4
- Utah -5
- Miami (OH) -6
- Western Michigan -6
- Florida State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.571 Win % · No change
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.