1987 team profile

Team Ledger

Northern Illinois

FBS · FBS Independents
#83
5–5–1Record
83.74Overall rating
89.49Raw points
79.62Opponent strength

Rating history

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Conference rankings

FBS Independents · 24 teams
RankTeamRating
1Florida State362.06
2Miami345.71
3Syracuse301.80
4South Carolina252.18
5Notre Dame236.22
6Penn State195.06
7Pittsburgh187.47
8West Virginia156.00
9Boston College132.02
10Tulane121.86
11Southern Miss109.00
12Memphis108.35
13East Carolina104.84
14Rutgers103.00
15Louisiana102.93
16Virginia Tech95.37
17Northern Illinois83.74
18Army81.83
19Navy63.00
20Cincinnati60.38
21Tulsa59.53
22Akron59.30
23Louisville41.05
24Temple36.44

Season schedule

11 games
  • W3vs Lamar
    Final    35–39
  • W4at Western Michigan
    Final    34–14
  • W5vs Northwestern
    Final    16–16
  • W6at Eastern Michigan
    Final    31–32
  • W7vs Toledo
    Final    41–5
  • W8vs Missouri State
    Final    27–21
  • W9vs Cal State Fullerton
    Final    20–21
  • W10at Ball State
    Final    17–42
  • W11vs Western Illinois
    Final    29–14
  • W12vs Akron
    Final    21–27
  • W14at UNLV
    Final    34–31