MAC · 2018 · Final

Northern Illinois Huskies 2018

8-66-2 in conference
Final TDC rank
#82
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-2.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-5.7
110th in FBS
Defense
+3.5
34th in FBS
Schedule
-0.8
61st toughest
Preseason
+0.6
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-2.2 now, +0.6 preseason · down 22 spots since preseason
-10-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#82

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@13IowaL 7–33-11.1—BTN
2Sep 8vs27UtahL 6–17-5.8—ESPNEWS
3Sep 15vs122Central MichiganCONFW 24–16-7.7—ESPN+
4Sep 22@89Florida StateL 19–37-18.9—ESPNU
5Sep 29@75Eastern MichiganCONFW 26–23+5.0—ESPN+
6Oct 6@113Ball StateCONFW 24–16-0.7—ESPN3
7Oct 13vs32OhioCONFW 24–21+6.3—ESPN+
8—Bye
9Oct 27@57BYUW 7–6+5.4—ESPNU
10Nov 1@108AkronCONFW 36–26+2.3—CBSSN
11Nov 7vs58ToledoCONFW 38–15+22.2—ESPN2
12Nov 14vs74Miami (OH)CONFL 7–13-9.0—ESPNU
13Nov 20@93Western MichiganCONFL 21–28-9.2—ESPNU
14Nov 30vs52BuffaloNEUTRALW 30–29+3.3—ESPN2
BowlsDec 18vs55UABNEUTRALL 13–37-21.9—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate40.3%99th36.8%13th
Rushing success rate44.2%72nd33.6%4th
Passing success rate35.5%110th39.9%55th
Explosive run rate13.5%86th10.4%9th
Explosive pass rate5.6%127th10.0%52nd
Line yards / carry3.1635th2.5411th
Opportunity rate38.8%63rd31.5%8th
Stuff rate14.4%12th20.1%46th
Sack rate8.6%114th8.8%10th
3rd-down conversion37.4%101st39.7%61st
Red-zone TD rate61.8%84th52.3%16th
Havoc rate13.0%72nd14.2%31st
Box score · season totals
Points / game20.1124th22.629th
Yards / game322.3124th——
Yards / play4.33127th——
Pass yards / game155.4120th——
Yards / pass att.5.42127th——
Completion %58.9%73rd——
Rush yards / game166.970th——
Yards / carry3.9295th——
3rd-down conv. %35.7%104th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)3.07119th——
Penalty yards / game61.191st——

Players

48 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

48 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2018 power rankings →