MACHuskies

Northern Illinois

79th of 1285–7

Rank

79th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

−5.0

90% range −15.7 to 5.6

Offense

28.3

78th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.3

79th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 5–7

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 3 · 10:30 PM ET at

Wyoming L 34–40

Rating change−2.0

Wk 2Sep 10 · 7:00 PM ET at

South Florida L 17–48

Rating change−1.4

Wk 3Sep 17 · 3:30 PM ET vs

San Diego State L 28–42

Rating change0.0

Wk 4Sep 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Western Illinois L 23–28

Rating change−1.8

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:30 PM ET at

Ball State W 31–24

Rating change+1.0

Wk 6Oct 8 · 6:30 PM ET at

Western Michigan L 30–45

Rating change0.0

Wk 7Oct 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Central Michigan L 28–34

Rating change−0.5

Wk 8Oct 22 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Buffalo W 44–7

Rating change+0.5

Wk 10Nov 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 45–20

Rating change+1.7

Wk 11Nov 9 · 8:00 PM ET vs

ToledoNeutral L 24–31

Rating change−0.1

Wk 12Nov 16 · 8:00 PM ET at

Eastern Michigan W 31–24

Rating change−0.9

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kent State W 31–21

Rating change+0.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	MAC	95 of 128	−7.8	24.9	32.7	8–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

NIU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles