Northern Illinois
Relegated
2022 League Coefficient
2022 · 2-7 · 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.
2022 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | vs | LSU | L3 Regional | 22–42 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | vs | South Dakota | L2 Regional | 30–12 | W |
| 3 | Non-conf | vs | Nevada | L1 Regional | 33–32 | W |
| 4 | Conf | @ | Bowling Green | L4 Regional | 18–37 | L |
| 5 | Conf | @ | Eastern Michigan | L4 Regional | 27–41 | L |
| 6 | Conf | @ | Indiana | L4 Regional | 14–50 | L |
| 7 | Conf | @ | Ashland | L4 Regional | 48–19 | W |
| 8 | Conf | @ | Ferris St | L4 Regional | 21–43 | L |
| 9 | Conf | @ | Illinois St | L4 Regional | 8–23 | L |
| 10 | Conf | @ | Toledo | L4 Regional | 25–54 | L |
| 11 | Conf | vs | Ball St | L4 Regional | 33–41 | L |
| 12 | Conf | vs | Saginaw Valley St | L4 Regional | 33–9 | W |
Why Northern Illinois was relegated
Northern Illinois finished 8th in L4 Regional (2-7), relegated from T2 to T3.
- Slipped from 1st to 7th in Week 4.
- Worst loss: 14-50 to Indiana in Week 6 (margin 36).
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 |