1984 Northern Illinois
4–6–1 (3–5–1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Lee Corso. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kent State 24–10Sep 22
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsWest Texas | W 40–33 | 87% |
| Sep 8 | at Wisconsin | L 14–27 | 48% |
| Sep 22 | vs Kent State | W 24–10 | 83% |
| Sep 29 | vs Ball State | L 14–15 | 82% |
| Oct 6 | at Western Michigan | W 20–15 | 48% |
| Oct 13 | vs Eastern Michigan | T 10–10 | 90% |
| Oct 20 | at Bowling Green | L 6–28 | 41% |
| Oct 27 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7–20 | 73% |
| Nov 3 | vs Central Michigan | W 8–7 | 35% |
| Nov 10 | at Toledo | L 7–13 | 33% |
| Nov 17 | at Ohio | L 3–10 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio 10–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.
- Record
- 4–6–1
- Conference
- 3–5–1 5th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 153–188
- Coach
- Lee Corso
- Elo
- 1462 −109 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.3 No. 85 of 106; offense No. 102, defense No. 42
- SRS
- −15.2 No. 97 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Lynch
- Defensive coordinator
- Ted Huber
- Captains
- Dan Feely and Lee Hicks
- Most valuable player
- Scott Kellar and Pete Roth
1984 Mid-American Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 7–1–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Bowling Green | 7–2 | 8–3 | |
| Central Michigan | 6–2–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Ohio | 4–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Northern Illinois | 3–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ball State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–6 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 2–5–2 | 2–7–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.