Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois is No. 135 of 138 in the model after week 6 (0-5, 0-1 in conference play). Its projected final record is 1.9-10.1, with a 0% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #135in the model (– from last week)
- 1.9-10.1projected final record
- −20.1points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Northern Illinois's best unit is its pass defense (No. 73 in FBS); its weakest is its rush offense (No. 123). Overall, the offense ranks No. 122 and the defense No. 109, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 5 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 132, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Northern Illinois's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 135) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Northern Illinois would usually have won 0.4 games; it has won 0.
Postseason odds: 0% to win the Mountain West, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. <1% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 12.4points per game
- 34.6points allowed per game
- 40%offensive success rate
- 50%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Taron Dickens, 977 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
- Rushing: Telly Johnson Jr., 300 yards on 65 carries, 3 TD
- Receiving: DeAree Rogers, 38 catches, 333 yards, 2 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Iowa | L 0-40 | 1% win |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | L 24-28 | 33% win |
| 3 | at No. 20 Arizona | L 17-42 | 2% win |
| 4 | at Georgia State | L 14-35 | 0% win |
| 6 | vs Air Force | L 7-28 | 8% win |
| 7 | at Wyoming | 30% to win | |
| 8 | vs Hawai'i | 43% to win | |
| 9 | at UNLV | 8% to win | |
| 10 | at San José State | 22% to win | |
| 11 | vs Nevada | 30% to win | |
| 12 | at North Dakota State | 7% to win | |
| 13 | vs UTEP | 49% to win |
Mountain West in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | New Mexico | 4-1 | 1-0 | 9.8-2.2 |
| 63 | North Dakota State | 5-1 | 2-1 | 9.4-2.6 |
| 64 | UNLV | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.0-4.0 |
| 83 | Air Force | 4-1 | 2-1 | 7.9-4.1 |
| 111 | Nevada | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4.7-7.3 |
| 116 | San José State | 3-3 | 1-1 | 5.9-7.1 |
| 130 | Wyoming | 3-3 | 2-1 | 5.0-7.0 |
| 132 | Hawai'i | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3.4-8.6 |
| 133 | UTEP | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3.1-8.9 |
| 135 | Northern Illinois | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1.9-10.1 |
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