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1970 Northern Illinois

3–⁠7, coached by Doc Urich.

Schedule and results

Northern Illinois in 1970, game by game: lost vs. San Diego State 3–35; lost vs. Montana 6–30; won at Xavier 18–0; lost at Miami (OH) 0–48; lost vs. West Texas 22–24; won at Ball State 31–14; lost vs. Dayton 20–21; lost at No. 15 Toledo 7–45; lost at Western Michigan 18–38; won vs. Buffalo 43–26+18−48Lost 3–35 vs. San Diego State-32San Diego StateLost 6–30 vs. Montana-24MontanaWon 18–0 at Xavier+18XavierLost 0–48 at Miami (OH)-48Miami (OH)Lost 22–24 vs. West Texas-2West TexasWon 31–14 at Ball State+17Ball StateLost 20–21 vs. Dayton-1DaytonLost 7–45 at No. 15 Toledo-38No. 15 ToledoLost 18–38 at Western Michigan-20Western MichiganWon 43–26 vs. Buffalo+17Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsSan Diego StateL 3–⁠3518%
Sep 19vsMontanaL 6–⁠3070%
Sep 26atXavierW 18–⁠022%
Oct 3atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠487%
Oct 10vsWest TexasL 22–⁠2421%
Oct 24atBall StateW 31–⁠1453%
Oct 31vsDaytonL 20–⁠2125%
Nov 7at15ToledoL 7–⁠454%
Nov 14atWestern MichiganL 18–⁠3810%
Nov 21vsBuffaloW 43–⁠2644%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 43–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠281
Coach
Doc Urich
Elo
1263 +32 this season
SP+ rating
-8.5 No. 86 of 117; offense No. 67, defense No. 101
SRS
−19.3 No. 109 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Batina, Dan DeVito, John Lalonde and Phil Szukis
Most valuable player
Dave Weisendanger and Dan DeVito