Team Timeline |
First Team: 1899 |
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Championships |
National Championships |
None
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Conference Championships |
1938, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1964 1965, 1983, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021
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Division Championships |
2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2018, 2021
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Team Records |
Overall Record | 619-531-50 |
Winning Pct. | 54% |
Vacated Wins | 0 |
Forfeit Games | 0 |
Adjusted Record | 619-531-50 |
Winning Pct. | 54% |
National Championships | 0 |
Conference Titles | 15 |
Division Titles | 9 |
Conference Record | 146-88-0 |
All American Players | |
NFL Players (#2) | |
Home Record | 359-185-26 |
Away Record | 250-331-24 |
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By The Numbers |
Seasons | 123 |
Winning Seasons (#1) |
77 |
Losing Seasons (#1) | 45 |
Most Wins in A Season | 12 (2013) |
Most Loses in A Season | 11 (1997) |
10 Win Seasons | 8 |
Most Points Scored in a Game | 114 (10/18/1912) |
Most Points Scored in a Season | 555 (2013) |
Most Points Allowed in a Game | 115 (10/4/1913) |
Most Points Allowed in a Season | 472 (2021) |
Largest Margin of Victory | 107 (10/18/1912) |
Largest Margin of Defeat | 115 (10/4/1913) |
Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 123 (11/1/2011) |
Last Shutout | 11/14/2023 |
Last Time Shutout | 11/25/2008 |
Shutouts All-Time | 178 |
Been Shutout All-Time | 125 |
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Streaks |
Longest Win | 12 (8/31/2013-11/26/2013) |
Longest Losing |
23 (9/28/1996-10/10/1998) |
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Bowl Records |
Overall Record | 6-14-0
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Rose | 0-0-0 |
Cotton | 0-0-0 |
Orange | 0-1-0 |
Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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By the Decade |
2020-29 | 26-31 |
2010-19 | 91-44 |
2000-09 | 68-53 |
1990-99 | 32-78
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1980-89 | 56-52-2
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1970-79 | 42-65-2
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1960-69 | 63-33-1
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1950-59 | 32-57-1
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1940-49 | 58-21-8
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1930-39 | 50-21-11
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1920-29 | 35-35-7
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Next Game |
12/23/2024 (Mon)
Fresno State
in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl @ Boise, ID |
Last Time: Northern Illinois won 40-17 in 2010. |
All-Time: |
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State |
3-2-0 |
60.0% |
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2024 Season |
Sat., Aug. 31 | vs.
Western Illinois
| 54-15 W | Sat., Sep. 7 | @
Notre Dame
| 16-14 W | Sat., Sep. 14 | OPEN | | Sat., Sep. 21 | vs.
Buffalo
| 20-23 L | Sat., Sep. 28 | @
North Carolina State
| 17-24 L | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Massachusetts
| 34-20 W | Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Bowling Green
| 17-7 W | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs.
Toledo
| 6-13 L | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Ball State
| 23-25 L | Sat., Nov. 2 | OPEN | | Wed., Nov. 6 | @
Western Michigan
| 42-28 W | Wed., Nov. 13 | vs.
Akron
| 29-16 W | Tue., Nov. 19 | @
Miami Ohio
| 9-20 L | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Central Michigan
| 24-16 W | Mon., Dec. 23 | vs.
Fresno State
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2024 Season Totals |
Record | 7-5
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Scoring | 291-221 |
Conference Record | 4-4 |
Home Record | 4-2
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Away Record | 3-3
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Longest Running Rivalry |
Northern Illinois & Central Michigan have played 60 games. |
Northern Illinois has won 26 games. |
Central Michigan has won 33 games. |
with 1 tie games. |
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Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
Scoring | Record |
less than 10 | 1-15 |
10 or more | 184-113 |
20 or more |
174-66 |
30 or more | 132-28 |
40 or more | 75-7 |
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Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
Points Allowed | Record |
less than 10 | 30-0 |
10 or more | 155-128 |
20 or more | 92-113 |
30 or more | 24-81 |
40 or more | 6-36 |
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