Northern Illinois
MAC · 2024 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
2024 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | W 54–15 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 8 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 14–2 | W 16–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 22 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H |  MAC | 9–4 | L 20–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 29 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 6–7 | L 17–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 6 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 34–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 13 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 7–6 | W 17–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 20 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 8–5 | L 6–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 27 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | L 23–25 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 10 | West Michigan (WEST MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 6–7 | W 42–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 17 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 29–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 24 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 9–5 | L 9–20 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 1 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 24–16 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H |  MWC | 6–7 | W 28–20 |
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).
- Notre Dame +14
- Bowling Green +7
- West Michigan +6
- Fresno State +6
- Akron +4
- Central Michigan +4
- Massachusetts +2
- Buffalo -4
- Toledo -5
- Miami (OH) -5
- NC State -7
- Ball State -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 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.