Northern Illinois
MAC · 2025 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
2025 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 1 | HOLY CROSS | Unranked | — | W 19–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 7 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  B10 | 4–8 | L 9–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 21 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 5–8 | L 10–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 27 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H |  MWC | 9–4 | L 3–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 5 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 7–7 | L 14–25 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 12 | East Michigan (EAST MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | L 10–16 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 19 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 9–4 | L 21–48 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 25 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 21–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 9 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 8–5 | L 3–42 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 16 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2H | MAC | 0–12 | W 45–3 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 23 | West Michigan (WEST MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 10–4 | L 19–35 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Nov 30 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | L 31–35 |
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).
- Ball State +4
- Massachusetts 0
- San Diego State -4
- Ohio -4
- West Michigan -4
- Toledo -5
- Miami (OH) -7
- Kent State -7
- Maryland -8
- Mississippi State -8
- East Michigan -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 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.