The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Northern Illinois · 2019

5–7 · #110 of 130 · MRI -23.90 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
08-31 vs non-FBS opponent W 24–10
09-07 at Utah L 17–35
09-14 at Nebraska L 8–44
09-28 at Vanderbilt L 18–24
10-05 vs Ball State L 20–27
10-12 at Ohio W 39–36
10-19 at Miami (OH) L 24–27
10-26 vs Akron W 49–0
11-02 at Central Michigan L 10–48
11-13 at Toledo W 31–28
11-19 vs Eastern Michigan L 17–45
11-26 vs Western Michigan W 17–14

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.

Northern Illinois · 2019 rankings