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MACHuskies

Northern Illinois

95th of 1288–6

Rank

95th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

−7.8

90% range −19.3 to 3.7

Offense

24.9

92nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.7

88th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs UNLV W 38–30
Rating change−0.9
Wk 2Sep 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs Murray State W 57–26
Rating change−0.3
Wk 3Sep 19 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 Ohio State L 13–20
Rating change+1.7
Wk 4Sep 26 · 1:00 PM ET at Boston College L 14–17
Rating change+0.3
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:00 PM ET at Central Michigan L 19–29
Rating change−1.1
Wk 6Oct 10 · 3:30 PM ET vs Ball State W 59–41
Rating change+1.1
Wk 7Oct 17 · 2:30 PM ET at Miami (OH) W 45–12
Rating change+2.1
Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs Eastern Michigan W 49–21
Rating change+0.6
Wk 10Nov 3 · 8:00 PM ET at Toledo W 32–27
Rating change0.0
Wk 11Nov 11 · 8:00 PM ET at Buffalo W 41–30
Rating change−0.3
Wk 12Nov 18 · 8:00 PM ET vs Western Michigan W 27–19
Rating change−0.1
Wk 13Nov 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs Ohio L 21–26
Rating change−2.2
Wk 14Dec 4 · 8:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#23 Bowling GreenNeutral L 14–34
Rating change−0.9
PostDec 23 · 4:30 PM ET vs Boise StateSAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL L 7–55
Rating change−6.5

Rating through 2015

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Profile

NIU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com