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Northern Illinois

MAC · 2019 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
10th
4–4 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

2019 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Illinois State RedbirdsUnranked—W 24–10
3Week 3 · Sep 10Utah (UTAH)H2HPAC11–3L 17–35
4Week 4 · Sep 17Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB105–7L 8–44
6Week 6 · Oct 1Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–9L 18–24
7Week 7 · Oct 8Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–7L 20–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC7–6W 39–36
9Week 9 · Oct 22Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–6L 24–27
10Week 10 · Oct 29Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC0–12W 49–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–6L 10–48
13Week 13 · Nov 19Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–6W 31–28
14Week 14 · Nov 26Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–7L 17–45
15Week 15 · Dec 3Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6W 17–14

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
5.986
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-45+20
  • Ohio +7
  • Western Michigan +7
  • Toledo +6
  • Akron 0
  • Utah -3
  • Miami (OH) -6
  • Central Michigan -6
  • Nebraska -7
  • Ball State -7
  • Eastern Michigan -7
  • Vanderbilt -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 #102Better than 26%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.417 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#97Post-Season W1#102Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#103Post-Season W4#102Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-18
-36
-6
-7
+3
-3
+49
-38
+3
-28
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#272014#662015#852016#512017#502018

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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