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Mid-American

Northern Illinois

2024 Season Performance

#56
Rank
7-5
Record
48.9
Points
0.459
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #1 Notre Dame 16-14
Worst L @ #114 Ball State 23-25

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#1
#23
#45
#67
#88
W1
#78
W4
#51
W7
#45
W10
#67
W13
#63
W15
#56

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/31
W
NR vs FCS Western Illinois
54-15
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/07
W
#78 @ #1 Notre Dame
16-14
+42.2
+39.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+15.3 28.8
Margin Scaling
+1.3 30.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 33.1
Recency Weighting
+6.0 39.1
Total 39.1 pts
-3.1
4
09/21
L
#34 vs #78 Buffalo
20-23 OT
-10.5
-10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -10.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -10.2
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -10.7
Total -10.7 pts
-0.2
5
09/28
L
#51 @ #89 NC State
17-24
-6.4
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
+0.0
6
10/05
W
#60 vs #130 Massachusetts
34-20
+7.4
+7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.7 5.3
Margin Scaling
+2.3 7.6
Total 7.6 pts
+0.3
7
10/12
W
#57 @ #93 Bowling Green
17-7
+13.2
+15.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.3 13.2
Margin Scaling
+2.1 15.3
Total 15.3 pts
+2.1
8
10/19
L
#45 vs #72 Toledo
6-13
-11.2
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -11.0
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
-0.5
9
10/26
L
#62 @ #114 Ball State
23-25
-8.1
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-1.2 -8.0
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
-0.3
11
11/07
W
#67 @ #64 Western Michigan
42-28
+16.4
+13.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.0 11.5
Margin Scaling
+2.1 13.6
Total 13.6 pts
-2.8
12
11/14
W
#53 vs #119 Akron
29-16
+7.2
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 6.2
Margin Scaling
+2.0 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
+1.0
13
11/20
L
#54 @ #64 Miami (OH)
9-20
-7.1
-7.0
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
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
+0.0
14
11/30
W
#63 vs #113 Central Michigan
24-16
+7.9
+7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.3 5.7
Margin Scaling
+2.0 7.6
Total 7.6 pts
-0.3
Total
7-5 Record
51.0
47.3
-3.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
54-63
Record
46%
Win Rate
#84
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.480
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#86
2017
#48
2018
#59
2019
#92
2020
#123
2021
#51
2022
#116
2023
#85
2024
#56
2025
#128

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #128 #77 -66.2 0.467 -
2024 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #56 #4 48.9 0.459 -
2023 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #85 #27 15.2 0.495 -
2022 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #116 #28 -42.0 0.521 -
2021 Mid-American 9-5 (64%) #51 #18 53.0 0.463 MAC
2020 Mid-American 0-6 (0%) #123 #71 -53.5 0.429 -
2019 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #92 #35 -3.5 0.502 -
2018 Mid-American 8-5 (62%) #59 #48 52.4 0.505 MAC
2017 Mid-American 8-4 (67%) #48 #37 62.4 0.501 -
2016 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #86 #84 3.7 0.456 -