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Mid-American

Northern Illinois

2019 Season Performance

#94
Rank
5-7
Record
-18.9
Points
0.471
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #54 Western Michigan 17-14
Worst L @ #120 Vanderbilt 18-24

Record Splits

Home 3-2
Away 2-5
Conference 4-4
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 3-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#68
#83
#98
#113
#129
Pre
#90
W3
#106
W6
#118
W9
#107
W12
#94
W15
#94

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs FCS Illinois State
24-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/07
L
#73 @ #6 Utah
17-35
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -5.0
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
3
09/15
L
#85 @ #61 Nebraska
8-44
-8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -7.2
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.5
Total -8.5 pts
5
09/28
L
#106 @ #120 Vanderbilt
18-24
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.9 -5.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
6
10/05
L
#111 vs #114 Ball State
20-27
-12.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.9 -11.3
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -12.2
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -12.9
Total -12.9 pts
7
10/12
W
#118 @ #95 Ohio
39-36
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.5 11.0
Margin Scaling
+0.8 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
8
10/19
L
#108 @ #100 Miami (OH)
24-27
-6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.3
Total -6.3 pts
9
10/26
W
#119 vs #130 Akron
49-0
+6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 2.8
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.5
Total 6.5 pts
10
11/02
L
#107 @ #71 Central Michigan
10-48
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.1
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
12
11/14
W
#113 @ #58 Toledo
31-28
+12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 11.6
Margin Scaling
+0.8 12.5
Total 12.5 pts
13
11/20
L
#94 vs #64 Eastern Michigan
17-45
-13.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -11.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -11.3
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -13.2
Total -13.2 pts
14
11/27
W
#106 vs #54 Western Michigan
17-14
+9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.4 8.6
Margin Scaling
+0.9 9.5
Total 9.5 pts
Total
5-7 Record
-22.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
54-68
Record
44%
Win Rate
#87
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.486
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#83
2017
#47
2018
#46
2019
#94
2020
#122
2021
#50
2022
#118
2023
#80
2024
#56
2025
#128
2026
#133

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mountain West 0-5 (0%) #133 #110 -47.6 0.608 -
2025 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #128 #77 -66.2 0.467 -
2024 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #56 #4 49.0 0.481 -
2023 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #80 #14 3.8 0.452 -
2022 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #118 #68 -58.7 0.507 -
2021 Mid-American 9-5 (64%) #50 #15 47.0 0.470 MAC
2020 Mid-American 0-6 (0%) #122 #64 -57.1 0.456 -
2019 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #94 #73 -18.9 0.471 -
2018 Mid-American 8-5 (62%) #46 #42 57.2 0.516 MAC
2017 Mid-American 8-4 (67%) #47 #41 50.6 0.471 -
2016 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #83 #81 -2.1 0.451 -