Northern Illinois · 2018
8–6 · #81 of 130 · MRI 13.35 · MRI Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | vs | UAB | L 13–37 |
| 09-01 | at | Iowa | L 7–33 |
| 09-08 | vs | Utah | L 6–17 |
| 09-15 | vs | Central Michigan | W 24–16 |
| 09-22 | at | Florida State | L 19–37 |
| 09-29 | at | Eastern Michigan | W 26–23 |
| 10-06 | at | Ball State | W 24–16 |
| 10-13 | vs | Ohio | W 24–21 |
| 10-27 | at | BYU | W 7–6 |
| 11-01 | at | Akron | W 36–26 |
| 11-07 | vs | Toledo | W 38–15 |
| 11-14 | vs | Miami (OH) | L 7–13 |
| 11-20 | at | Western Michigan | L 21–28 |
| 11-30 | at | Buffalo | W 30–29 |
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.
1 of these games carry no date in the source workbook; they sort to the top rather than into the season.