MACHuskies

Northern Illinois

93rd of 1309–5

Rank

93rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−6.4

90% range −15.5 to 2.7

Offense

27.5

71st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.9

110th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 9–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 7:30 PM ET at

Georgia Tech W 22–21

Rating change+0.4

Wk 2Sep 11 · 1:30 PM ET vs

Wyoming L 43–50

Rating change−1.5

Wk 3Sep 18 · 12:00 PM ET at#18

Michigan L 10–63

Rating change−3.7

Wk 4Sep 25 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Maine W 41–14

Rating change−0.6

Wk 5Oct 2 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan W 27–20

Rating change+0.4

Wk 6Oct 9 · 12:00 PM ET at

Toledo W 22–20

Rating change+2.3

Wk 7Oct 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 34–26

Rating change0.0

Wk 8Oct 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Central Michigan W 39–38

Rating change−0.1

Wk 10Nov 3 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kent State L 47–52

Rating change−1.1

Wk 11Nov 10 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Ball State W 30–29

Rating change0.0

Wk 12Nov 17 · 7:00 PM ET at

Buffalo W 33–27

Rating change+0.5

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan L 21–42

Rating change−2.2

Wk 14Dec 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kent StateNeutral W 41–23

Rating change+1.9

PostDec 17 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Coastal CarolinaTailgreeter Cure Bowl L 41–47

Rating change+0.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	MAC	111 of 127	−15.4	21.7	37.1	0–6	—
2019	MAC	116 of 130	−14.4	18.2	32.6	5–7	—
2018	MAC	81 of 130	−3.5	22.5	26.0	8–6	—
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