MACHuskies

Northern Illinois

97th of 1337–6

Rank

97th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

−8.5

90% range −17.8 to 0.8

Offense

20.8

105th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.3

87th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 2 · 12:00 PM ET at

Boston College W 27–24

Rating change+1.8

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Southern Illinois L 11–14

Rating change−0.7

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET at

Nebraska L 11–35

Rating change−2.1

Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Tulsa L 14–22

Rating change−1.7

Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET at

Toledo L 33–35

Rating change+2.5

Wk 6Oct 7 · 3:30 PM ET at

Akron W 55–14

Rating change+5.0

Wk 7Oct 14 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Ohio W 23–13

Rating change+0.9

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan W 20–13

Rating change−1.3

Wk 10Oct 31 · 7:00 PM ET at

Central Michigan L 31–37

Rating change−0.8

Wk 11Nov 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Ball State L 17–20

Rating change−0.7

Wk 12Nov 14 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 24–0

Rating change+2.2

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kent State W 37–27

Rating change−0.9

PostDec 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Arkansas StateCamellia Bowl W 21–19

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	MAC	116 of 131	−13.9	22.6	36.5	3–9	—
2021	MAC	93 of 130	−6.4	27.5	33.9	9–5	—
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