Mountain West · 2026
Northern Illinois
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CFPi+ rank#136of 138 FBS teams
-22.5CFPi+ rating
#63Best: Head coach
#137Weakest: National composite
5Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#136-22.5
Offense#130+15.8
Defense#137+38.3
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#136-25.3
Off EPi+#112-7.3
Def EPi+#137+18.0
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #12537.4% | #13752.9% |
| Explosiveness | #85+1.222 | #63+1.222 |
| Havoc rate | #10916.9% | #1389.3% |
| Pass PPA | #126+0.011 | #135+0.478 |
| Rush PPA | #114+0.000 | #134+0.283 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#126-12.4
Recruiting#109-7.3
Returning#36+11.0
247 talent#126536.6
Head coach#63+0.0
What other systems say
Composite#137-29.1
SP+#136-25.4
SP+ off#134+13.5
SP+ def#135+38.4
ESPN FPI#134-22.8
The box-score view
Yards/G#129301.7
Yards/G allowed#126427.3
Pass yards/G#96201.6
Rush yards/G#132100.1
3rd down#13429.5%
3rd down allowed#13861.4%
Sacks/G#1211.1
Takeaways/G#891.0
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | Final | |||
| 2 | vs Illinois State | L 24–28 | Final | |||
| 3 | @ #20Arizona | L 17–42 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ Georgia State | L 14–35 | Final | |||
| 6 | vs Air Force | L 7–28 | Final | |||
| 7 | @ Wyoming | L 23–41 | Final | |||
| 8 | vs Hawai'i | L 21–56 | Final | |||
| 9 | @ UNLV | — | ||||
| 10 | @ San José State | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Nevada | — | ||||
| 12 | @ North Dakota State | — | ||||
| 13 | vs UTEP | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026