Northern Illinois Huskies FBS College Football Ratings & Rankings

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D- Overall Grade 63

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Preseason Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

Northern Illinois Huskies has been rated by Versus for 19 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2025-26.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	2-10	16.7%	—
2008-09	6-7	46.2%	—
2009-10	7-6	53.8%	—
2010-11	11-3	78.6%	#56
2011-12	11-3	78.6%	#36
2012-13	12-2	85.7%	#29
2013-14	12-2	85.7%	#39
2014-15	11-3	78.6%	#49
2015-16	8-6	57.1%	#81
2016-17	5-7	41.7%	#94
2017-18	8-5	61.5%	#72
2018-19	8-6	57.1%	#69
2019-20	5-7	41.7%	#105
2020-21	0-6	0.0%	#123
2021-22	9-5	64.3%	#65
2022-23	3-9	25.0%	#126
2023-24	7-6	53.8%	#102
2024-25	7-6	53.8%	#95
2025-26	3-9	25.0%	#133

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
56	Western Michigan	10	4
78	Ohio U.	9	4	1
107	Toledo	8	5
128	Miami OH	7	7	1
153	Central Michigan	7	6	2
211	Ball St	4	8	1
215	Kent St	5	7
223	Eastern Michigan	4	8
227	Akron	5	7	1
228	Buffalo	5	7	1
251	Bowling Green	4	8	2
293	Northern Illinois	3	9
498	Massachusetts	0	12	2

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Aug 30	vs Holy Cross (3-9) (FCS) Patriot League · FCS	W19-17
Fri Sep 5	at Maryland (4-8) Big Ten	L9-20
Sat Sep 20	at Mississippi St (5-8) SEC	L10-38
Sat Sep 27	vs San Diego St (9-4) Mountain West	L3-6
Sat Oct 4	vs Miami OH (7-7) Mid-American	L14-25
Sat Oct 11	at Eastern Michigan (4-8) Mid-American	L10-16
Sat Oct 18	at Ohio U. (9-4) Mid-American	L21-48
Sat Oct 25	vs Ball St (4-8) Mid-American	W21-7
Wed Nov 5	at Toledo (8-5) Mid-American	L3-42
Wed Nov 12	at Massachusetts (0-12) Mid-American	W45-3
Tue Nov 18	vs Western Michigan (10-4) Mid-American	L19-35
Fri Nov 28	vs Kent St (5-7) Mid-American	L31-35

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 3	133	0	0
1	Sep 2	112	1	0	21
2	Sep 7	143	1	1	31
3	Sep 14	152	1	1	9
4	Sep 21	166	1	2	14
5	Sep 28	244	1	3	78
6	Oct 5	357	1	4	113
7	Oct 12	432	1	5	75
8	Oct 19	416	1	6	16
9	Oct 26	292	2	6	124
10	Nov 2	284	2	6	8
11	Nov 9	293	2	7	9
12	Nov 16	266	3	7	27
13	Nov 23	262	3	8	4
14	Nov 30	301	3	9	39
15	Dec 7	298	3	9	3
16	Dec 14	295	3	9	3
17	Dec 21	290	3	9	5
18	Dec 28	292	3	9	2
19	Jan 4	294	3	9	2
20	Jan 10	293	3	9	1
21	Jan 20	293	3	9

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