Northern Illinois · 2004
9–3 · #28 of 117 · MRI 57.19 · MRI Classic
| Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| at | Maryland | L 20–23 |
| vs | non-FBS opponent | W 23–22 |
| at | Iowa State | L 41–48 |
| vs | Bowling Green | W 34–17 |
| vs | Akron | W 49–19 |
| at | UCF | W 30–28 |
| vs | Central Michigan | W 42–10 |
| at | Western Michigan | W 59–38 |
| at | Ball State | W 38–31 |
| vs | Toledo | L 17–31 |
| at | Eastern Michigan | W 34–16 |
| vs | Troy | W 34–21 |
No expected-margin column for this season: MRI 2.0 rates college football from 2020 onward, and these games were rated by the original formula, which scores a result rather than predicting one.
The workbook for this season carries no dates, so games are listed in the order it recorded them rather than chronologically.