Northern Illinois - MAC - FBS - NCAA
Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
1 | 40 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
2 | 29 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | Boston College | 27 to 24 | 424 | 66 |
3 | 667 | -5.719 | (1,1) | -5.719 | Southern Illinois | 11 to 14 | 660 | 114 |
4 | 124 | 1.304 | (1,2) | 1.638 | Nebraska | 11 to 35 | 59 | 81 |
5 | 153 | 0.966 | (1,3) | 1.466 | Tulsa | 14 to 22 | 76 | 178 |
6 | 145 | 0.926 | (1,4) | 1.526 | Toledo | 33 to 35 | 65 | 51 |
7 | 151 | 0.881 | (2,4) | 1.214 | Akron | 55 to 14 | 305 | 298 |
8 | 114 | 1.130 | (3,4) | 1.273 | Ohio U | 23 to 13 | 69 | 79 |
9 | 93 | 1.210 | (4,4) | 1.210 | Eastern Michigan | 20 to 13 | 149 | 176 |
10 | 98 | 1.215 | (4,4) | 1.215 | --bye-- |
11 | 121 | 1.053 | (4,5) | 1.164 | Central Michigan | 31 to 37 | 118 | 154 |
12 | 146 | 0.879 | (4,6) | 1.079 | Ball St | 17 to 20 | 157 | 182 |
13 | 141 | 0.921 | (5,6) | 1.012 | Western Michigan | 24 to 0 | 150 | 164 |
14 | 133 | 0.986 | (6,6) | 0.986 | Kent St | 37 to 27 | 321 | 337 |
15 | 137 | 0.893 | (6,6) | 0.893 | --bye-- |
16 | 140 | 0.889 | (6,6) | 0.889 | --bye-- |
17 | 139 | 0.871 | (6,6) | 0.871 | --bye-- |
18 | 130 | 0.936 | (7,6) | 0.859 | Arkansas St | 21 to 19 | 124 | 124 |
19 | | | | | --bye-- |
20 | | | | | --bye-- |