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Mid-American

Northern Illinois

2024 Season Performance

#56
Rank
7-5
Record
49.0
Points
0.481
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
#27
#53
#79
#104
Pre
#94
W3
#35
W6
#57
W9
#66
W12
#54
W15
#56

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs #75 Western Illinois
54-15
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/07
W
#42 @ #1 Notre Dame
16-14
+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
4
09/21
L
#35 vs #80 Buffalo
20-23 OT
-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
5
09/28
L
#52 @ #88 NC State
17-24
-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
6
10/05
W
#56 vs #130 Massachusetts
34-20
+7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.6 5.4
Margin Scaling
+2.3 7.7
Total 7.7 pts
7
10/12
W
#57 @ #95 Bowling Green
17-7
+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
8
10/19
L
#45 vs #71 Toledo
6-13
-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
9
10/26
L
#62 @ #114 Ball State
23-25
-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
11
11/07
W
#67 @ #65 Western Michigan
42-28
+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
12
11/14
W
#53 vs #120 Akron
29-16
+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
13
11/20
L
#54 @ #64 Miami (OH)
9-20
-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
14
11/30
W
#63 vs #113 Central Michigan
24-16
+7.7
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 7.7
Total 7.7 pts
Total
7-5 Record
47.4

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 -