Seasons since 2014 / 2019 / Northern Illinois
NIU 2019 Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois finished the 2019 season with a CFB Market price of 80.64, No. 98 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 92.35 and closed down 12.7%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
92.35
CLOSE
80.64
HIGH (PRE)
92.35
LOW (W13)
78.62
FINAL RANK
98 of 130
Biggest gain: +7.5% in W7 (W 39-36 at Ohio). Biggest drop: -8.3% in W10 (L 10-48 at Central Michigan).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Illinois State FCS | W 24-10 | 90.50 | -2.0% |
| W2 | at Utah | L 17-35 | 89.33 | -1.3% |
| W3 | at Nebraska | L 8-44 | 82.97 | -7.1% |
| W4 | Bye | 82.97 | +0.0% | |
| W5 | at Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | 84.00 | +1.2% |
| W6 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | 80.19 | -4.5% |
| W7 | at Ohio BIGGEST GAIN | W 39-36 | 86.18 | +7.5% |
| W8 | at Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | 85.10 | -1.2% |
| W9 | vs Akron | W 49-0 | 91.09 | +7.0% |
| W10 | at Central Michigan BIGGEST DROP | L 10-48 | 83.51 | -8.3% |
| W11 | Bye | 83.51 | +0.0% | |
| W12 | at Toledo | W 31-28 | 85.56 | +2.5% |
| W13 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | 78.62 | -8.1% |
| W14 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | 80.64 | +2.6% |
Mid-American, 2019. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.