MACHuskies

Northern Illinois

74th of 1308–5

Rank

74th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−2.9

90% range −12.6 to 6.8

Offense

26.3

83rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.2

64th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 1 · 9:30 PM ET vs

Boston College L 20–23

Rating change+1.0

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Eastern Illinois W 38–10

Rating change+3.0

Wk 3Sep 16 · 12:00 PM ET at

Nebraska W 21–17

Rating change+1.2

Wk 5Sep 30 · 10:30 PM ET at

San Diego State L 28–34

Rating change+2.6

Wk 6Oct 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Kent State W 24–3

Rating change+0.6

Wk 7Oct 14 · 3:30 PM ET at

Buffalo W 14–13

Rating change−0.6

Wk 8Oct 21 · 2:00 PM ET at

Bowling Green W 48–17

Rating change+0.2

Wk 9Oct 26 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan W 30–27

Rating change+0.3

Wk 10Nov 2 · 6:00 PM ET at

Toledo L 17–27

Rating change+0.5

Wk 11Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Ball State W 63–17

Rating change+1.6

Wk 12Nov 15 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 35–31

Rating change0.0

Wk 13Nov 24 · 12:00 PM ET at

Central Michigan L 24–31

Rating change−0.6

PostDec 26 · 5:15 PM ET vs

DukeQUICK LANE BOWL L 14–36

Rating change−2.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	MAC	79 of 128	−5.0	28.3	33.3	5–7	—
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