MACHuskies

Northern Illinois

81st of 1308–6

Rank

81st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−3.5

90% range −12.5 to 5.6

Offense

22.5

106th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.0

44th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 8–6

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 1 · 3:40 PM ET at

Iowa L 7–33

Rating change+0.4

Wk 2Sep 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Utah L 6–17

Rating change−0.1

Wk 3Sep 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 24–16

Rating change−1.0

Wk 4Sep 22 · 3:30 PM ET at

Florida State L 19–37

Rating change−1.2

Wk 5Sep 29 · 6:00 PM ET at

Eastern Michigan W 26–23

Rating change+1.2

Wk 6Oct 6 · 3:00 PM ET at

Ball State W 24–16

Rating change+1.2

Wk 7Oct 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Ohio W 24–21

Rating change+0.6

Wk 9Oct 27 · 3:30 PM ET at

BYU W 7–6

Rating change+0.4

Wk 10Nov 1 · 7:00 PM ET at

Akron W 36–26

Rating change+1.4

Wk 11Nov 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Toledo W 38–15

Rating change+2.2

Wk 12Nov 14 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) L 7–13

Rating change−0.2

Wk 13Nov 20 · 7:00 PM ET at

Western Michigan L 21–28

Rating change−1.0

Wk 14Nov 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

BuffaloNeutral W 30–29

Rating change+0.3

PostDec 18 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UABCHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL L 13–37

Rating change−2.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	MAC	74 of 130	−2.9	26.3	29.2	8–5	—
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