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Mid-American

Northern Illinois

2020 Season Performance

#122
Rank
0-6
Record
-57.1
Points
0.456
SOS

Current Form

L6 streak
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 0-5

Key Games

Worst L @ #98 Eastern Michigan 33-41

Record Splits

Home 0-3
Away 0-3
Conference 0-6
Non-Conf 0-0
Close (7 pts or less) 0-2

Rank Progression

#59
#77
#95
#113
#132
Pre
#116
W3
#64
W6
#79
W9
#76
W12
#113
W15
#122
W16
#122

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
10
11/05
L
#76 vs #71 Buffalo
30-49
-10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -9.2
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -10.8
Total -10.8 pts
11
11/12
L
#102 vs #64 Central Michigan
10-40
-13.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -11.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -11.9
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -13.9
Total -13.9 pts
12
11/19
L
#107 @ #83 Ball State
25-31
-5.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.9
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -5.6
Total -5.6 pts
13
11/28
L
#113 @ #34 Western Michigan
27-30
-6.5
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
-0.4 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
14
12/05
L
#115 vs #89 Toledo
24-41
-12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -10.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -10.6
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -12.1
Total -12.1 pts
15
12/12
L
#117 @ #98 Eastern Michigan
33-41
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -7.6
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
Total
0-6 Record
-57.7

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 -