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1969 Northern Illinois

3–⁠7, coached by Doc Urich.

Schedule and results

Northern Illinois in 1969, game by game: lost at North Dakota State 0–28; won vs. Idaho 47–30; lost at West Texas 7–22; won at Marshall 18–17; lost vs. Western Kentucky 12–14; lost at Dayton 24–56; won vs. Ball State 17–13; lost vs. Toledo 21–35; lost vs. Western Michigan 22–31; lost at Bowling Green 23–38+17−32Lost 0–28 at North Dakota State-28North Dakota St…Won 47–30 vs. Idaho+17IdahoLost 7–22 at West Texas-15West TexasWon 18–17 at Marshall+1MarshallLost 12–14 vs. Western Kentucky-2Western KentuckyLost 24–56 at Dayton-32DaytonWon 17–13 vs. Ball State+4Ball StateLost 21–35 vs. Toledo-14ToledoLost 22–31 vs. Western Michigan-9Western MichiganLost 23–38 at Bowling Green-15Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠2833%
Sep 20vsIdahoW 47–⁠3036%
Sep 27atWest TexasL 7–⁠226%
Oct 4atMarshallW 18–⁠1725%
Oct 11vsWestern KentuckyL 12–⁠1445%
Oct 18atDaytonL 24–⁠5613%
Oct 25vsBall StateW 17–⁠1358%
Nov 8vsToledoL 21–⁠356%
Nov 15vsWestern MichiganL 22–⁠3120%
Nov 22atBowling GreenL 23–⁠386%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 38–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠284
Coach
Doc Urich
Elo
1096 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.4 No. 102 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
James Patterson and Bruce Bray
Most valuable player
Steve Parker and James Patterson