1989 team profile

Team Ledger

Northern Illinois

FBS · FBS Independents
#44
9–2Record
132.51Overall rating
132.63Raw points
90.54Opponent strength

Rating history

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Conference rankings

FBS Independents · 25 teams
RankTeamRating
1Notre Dame338.53
2Florida State329.49
3Miami322.92
4Penn State225.82
5Pittsburgh194.08
6West Virginia189.56
7Syracuse163.60
8South Carolina160.95
9Virginia Tech144.96
10Southern Miss137.13
11Northern Illinois132.51
12Louisiana Tech126.45
13Louisiana126.34
14Louisville113.68
15East Carolina101.66
16Tulsa100.75
17Akron99.68
18Navy83.71
19Boston College72.02
20Temple69.23
21Army67.38
22Tulane63.07
23Memphis37.58
24Rutgers28.97
25Cincinnati22.34

Season schedule

11 games
  • W1vs Cal State Fullerton
    Final    26–17
  • W2at Nebraska
    Final    17–48
  • W4at Kansas State
    Final    37–20
  • W5vs Western Illinois
    Final    34–27
  • W6vs Southern Illinois
    Final    29–24
  • W7at Louisiana Tech
    Final    21–42
  • W8vs UNLV
    Final    42–24
  • W9at Temple
    Final    20–17
  • W10vs Louisiana
    Final    23–20
  • W11vs Toledo
    Final    39–27
  • W12at Cincinnati
    Final    56–3