Northern Illinois
Relegated
2018 League Coefficient
2018 · 0-8 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2018 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | vs | South Dakota St | L2 National | 31–32 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | vs | Texas Tech | L3 National | 15–26 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | @ | Maine | L8 National | 9–11 | L |
| 4 | Non-conf | @ | Georgia Southern | L5 National | 11–15 | L |
| 5 | Conf | @ | Michigan | L4 National | 0–42 | L |
| 7 | Conf | @ | Notre Dame | L4 National | 7–28 | L |
| 8 | Conf | vs | Purdue | L4 National | 32–33 | L |
| 9 | Conf | vs | Northwestern | L4 National | 8–15 | L |
| 10 | Conf | vs | Ohio State | L4 National | 24–28 | L |
| 11 | Conf | vs | Eastern Michigan | L4 National | 6–24 | L |
| 12 | Conf | vs | Indiana | L4 National | 7–31 | L |
| 13 | Conf | vs | Michigan St | L4 National | 6–15 | L |
Why Northern Illinois was relegated
Northern Illinois finished 9th in L4 National (0-8), relegated from T1 to T2.
- Slipped from 1st to 9th in Week 5.
- Worst loss: 0-42 to Michigan in Week 5 (margin 42).
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 7 | 2 | +91 | 3 | promoted |
| 2023 | Great Lakes | L4 Sub-Regional A (A) | T3 | 8 | 1 | +306 | 2 | relegated |
| 2022 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 2 | 7 | -90 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2021 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 6 | 3 | +59 | 4 | unchanged |
| 2020 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | unchanged |
| 2019 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 5 | 4 | +66 | 5 | relegated |
| 2018 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 0 | 8 | -126 | 9 | new |